What role did Arab scholars play in translation during the Middle Ages?

They translated Greek and Roman texts.

How has artificial intelligence impacted modern translation?

It has enabled faster with tools like Google Translate and DeepL

What was the main debate in translation theory during the 19th and 20th centuries?

It should has a literal (word-for-word) or free (sense-for-sense) approach.

How did the printing press influence translation?

It mass-produced books, boosting vernacular translation.

Where were the first recorded translations in history made?

Mesopotamia, with the translation of Sumerian texts into Akkadian.

Who was Friedrich Schleiermacher?

One of the most influential figures in translation theory

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WARM UP: History of Translation

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What role did Arab scholars play in translation during the Middle Ages?
They created the first automatic translation system.
They rejected the translation of Western texts as heretical.
They translated Greek and Roman texts.
They focused only on translating Islamic religious literature.
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How has artificial intelligence impacted modern translation?
It has completely replaced live interpretation at events.
It has enabled faster with tools like Google Translate and DeepL
It is only used in literary translation,as it cannot handle technical texts
It has completely eliminated the need for human translators.
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What was the main debate in translation theory during the 19th and 20th centuries?
Whether translation should be done by hand or using typewriters.
Whether translation should be done only by linguists or also by writers.
Whether it should focus only on literature or also on science.
It should has a literal (word-for-word) or free (sense-for-sense) approach.
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How did the printing press influence translation?
It mass-produced books, boosting vernacular translation.
It restricted translation to religious texts only.
Translation became unnecessary as all texts were in Latin.
It eliminated the need for human translators, as machines did the work.
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Where were the first recorded translations in history made?
China, with the translation of Buddhist texts into Mandarin.
Greece, with the translation of philosophical works into Latin.
Mesopotamia, with the translation of Sumerian texts into Akkadian.
Egypt, with the translation of hieroglyphs into Phoenician.
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Who was Friedrich Schleiermacher?
A professor of translation.
The teacher´s best friend.
One of the most influential figures in translation theory
One of the most influential figures in interpration theory.

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