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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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In relevance theory, this is the interaction between the contextual assumptions regarding the meaning of an utterance and the interpretation yielded, or, to put it differently, between 'purpose' and ...

Borrowing

Language; Translation

The use of a source language item in the target language. Typically, these are cultural items such as French baguette or Russian ruble which do not exist in the source language or which are used to ...

Calque

Language; Translation

The process whereby the individual elements of an source language item are translated literally to produce a target language equivalent (e.g. Ministère des finances – Ministry of Finance).

Cataphora

Language; Translation

The use of a linguistic item to refer forward to subsequent elements in the text (e.g. In his speech, the King said . . .).

Category shift

Language; Translation

A translation at a different rank in the target text (e.g. source text word by target text group).

Brief

Language; Translation

Specifications relating to the purpose for which a translation is needed provided by those who commission translations.

Hallidayan linguistics

Language; Translation

A systemic-functional theory of language advanced by M. A. K. Halliday in the latter part of the twentieth century. Halliday focuses on language in use, as a communicative act, and describes three ...