CT Transliteration Theory & Principles 2

Question 1

Which principle distinguishes transliteration from transcription?

Accepted Answer

Transliteration maps characters to characters, while transcription maps sounds to characters

Answer

Transliteration converts written characters to equivalent characters in another script, whereas transcription represents spoken sounds using phonetic notation.

Question 2

In reversible transliteration systems, what is the primary design goal?

Accepted Answer

The ability to recover the original source text exactly

Answer

Reversible (bijective) transliteration systems are designed so that the original source text can be reconstructed without any information loss.

Question 3

Why do some transliteration standards use digraphs (two-letter combinations)?

Accepted Answer

To represent source-script characters that have no single equivalent letter in the target script

Answer

Digraphs like 'sh' or 'kh' are used when the target script lacks a single letter that corresponds to a source character, preserving a one-to-one mapping.

Question 4

What does the term 'romanization' specifically refer to?

Accepted Answer

Transliteration into the Latin (Roman) alphabet

Answer

Romanization is the specific process of representing characters from non-Latin scripts using letters of the Latin (Roman) alphabet.

Question 5

How does the ALA-LC romanization standard approach the handling of aspirated consonants?

Accepted Answer

It places a superscript h after the consonant to mark aspiration

Answer

ALA-LC romanization uses a superscript h (or simply 'h' appended) after a consonant letter to represent aspirated stops found in scripts such as Devanagari.

(CT) Certificate of Transliteration Practice Test

(CT) Certificate of Transliteration Practice Test

CT Transliteration Theory & Principles 2