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Translation

The process of converting words and sentences from one language into another with the proper grammar and subject matter relevance.

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Intentionality

Language; Translation

A feature of human language which determines the appropriateness of a linguistic form to the achievement of a pragmatic purpose (see pragmatics).

Interpellation

Language; Translation

Used in postcolonialism to refer to the process of stereotyping and subjection of the discourse and image of the colonized.

Interpersonal meaning

Language; Translation

Language used to establish a relationship between text producer and text receiver.

Informativity

Language; Translation

The degree of unexpectedness which an item or an utterance displays in some context.

A dimension of context which regulates the relationship of texts to each other as signs. Semiotics thus relies on the interaction not only between speaker and hearer but also between speaker/hearer ...

Script

Language; Translation

Another term for 'frame'. These are global patterns realised by units of meaning that consist of events and actions related to particular situations. For example, a text may be structured around the ...

Semantic translation

Language; Translation

One of two types of translation described by newmark, the other being communicative translation. Semantic translation attempts to reproduce source text form and sense as precisely as possible while ...