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

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Hermeneutic movement

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The four-phase description of the interpretation and transfer of meaning from source text to target text (Steiner 1975/1998).

In-betweenness

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The dynamic cultural and linguistic environment of migrant or border communities, where interaction and overlap highlights cultural difference and interrogates identity.

Hybridity

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The dynamic cultural and linguistic environment of migrant or border communities, where interaction and overlap highlights cultural difference and interrogates identity.

Homonym

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A word that has the same sound and spelling as another word, but a different meaning (e.g. bank meaning a side of a river and bank meaning a financial institution).

Hyponym

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The inclusion of one meaning within another. For example, the sense of walk is included within the sense of move; hence, walk is a hyponym of the superordinate move.