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Translation Theories - Unit 1-5
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Unit 1-5
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What are the three types of translation classified in Snell-Hornby’s ‘integrated’ model?
Literary, administrative and technical translation
Literary, general and special language translation
Creative, standard and technical translation
2
Which of the following is an example of intralingual translation?
Rewording of a phrase in the same language
Translation of a document from Japanese to English
A film version of a book
3
In skopos theory, how is the success of translation to be judged?
By functional adequacy
By equivalence
By communicative efficiency
4
Which of Newmark’s types of translation corresponds to Nida’s ‘dynamic equivalence’?
Literal translation
Semantic translation
Communicative translation
5
What does the term ‘skopos’ mean?
Scope
Purpose
Function
6
Which of the following is correct?
In English, pizza is a borrowing while feng shui is a calque.
In English, both pizza and feng shui are borrowings.
In English, pizza is a calque while feng shui is a borrowing.
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Which of the following is classified under ‘translation studies’ in Van Doorslaer’s map?
Media
Mode
Theories
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Which of the following is an example of interlingual translation?
Rewording of a phrase in the same language
Translation of a document from Japanese to English
A film version of a book
9
What are the two ‘basic orientations’ of translation described by Nida?
Formal equivalence and equivalent effect
Formal correspondence and dynamic translation
Formal equivalence and dynamic equivalence
10
Katharina Reiss’s three main text types are ______________________.
informative, expressive and operative
referential, poetic and operational
informative, poetic and operative
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Which of the following is an example of intersemiotic translation?
A film version of a book
Translation of a document from Japanese to English
Rewording of a phrase in the same language
12
Which of Koller’s types of equivalence corresponds to Nida’s ‘dynamic equivalence’?
Text-normative equivalence
Connotative equivalence
Pragmatic equivalence
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What does Lederer’s term ‘deverbalization’ mean?
Communicative transfer
An intermediate phase between understanding the ST & expression in the TT
Semantic transfer
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What are the three phases of Nida’s system of translation?
Analysis, transfer and restructuring
Analysis, translation and back transformation
Analysis, transfer and exegesis
15
__________________ proposed the map of the field of translation studies.
Gideon Toury
James S. Holmes and Gideon Toury
Eugene Nida
16
What are the meanings of Saussure’s terms langue and parole?
Langue is written language and parole is spoken language.
Parole is the system of language and langue is the individual utterances.
Langue is the system of language and parole is the individual utterances.
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What is Jakobson’s stance towards equivalence of meaning between languages?
Linguistic relativity makes translation impossible.
Cross-cultural difference often makes translation impossible.
All things are translatable except perhaps poetry.
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What are the types of meaning that Nida analyses?
Structural, semantic and pragmatic meaning
Linguistic, referential and connotative meaning
Dictionary and emotive meaning
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What are the two elements of ‘pure’ translation studies?
Theoretical and applied
General and partial
Theoretical and descriptive
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What are the three elements of ‘applied’ translation studies?
Theoretical, descriptive and applied
Translator training, translation aids and translation criticism
Teaching methods, testing techniques and curriculum design
21
What is the goal of an operative text?
To show how a machine or system operates
To persuade the reader to respond in a certain way
To achieve functional equivalence
22
Two general types of translation described by Vinay and Darbelnet are ___________________.
literal and oblique translation
direct and oblique translation
direct and indirect translation
