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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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Co-text

Language; Translation

The other lexical items that occur before and after a word.

Content

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The level of lexical and semantic meaning of an expression.

Markedness

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An aspect of language use where some linguistic features may be considered less 'basic' or less 'preferred' than others. These marked features are used in a contextually motivated manner, i.e. to ...

Modulation

Language; Translation

A translation procedure, where the target text presents the information from a different point of view (e.g. negation of opposites as in it is difficult instead of it isn't easy).

Modality

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Expressing distinctions such as that between 'possibility' and 'actuality', and, in the process, indicating an attitude towards the state or event involved. See interpersonal meaning.