Translation Techniques 3

Question 1

'Borrowing' as a translation technique means:

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Using the source-language word directly in the target text

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Translating each morpheme literally

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Changing the sentence structure

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Replacing with a paraphrase

Question 2

Which pair correctly describes 'direct' versus 'oblique' translation techniques?

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Direct = borrowing, calque, literal; oblique = transposition, modulation, equivalence, adaptation

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Direct = adaptation only; oblique = borrowing only

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Direct = paraphrase; oblique = footnotes

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Direct = omission; oblique = amplification

Question 3

Literal (word-for-word) translation is acceptable when:

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The two languages share similar structure and the result is grammatical and natural

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The text contains idioms

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Cultural references dominate

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The languages have very different syntax

Question 4

Replacing a source-language metric unit with the target audience's customary unit is an example of:

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Adaptation / localization

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Borrowing

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Calque

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Transposition

Question 5

A translator's note explaining an untranslatable cultural term is a form of:

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Compensation through external addition (gloss)

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Reduction

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Modulation

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Literal translation

Question 6

'Compensation' as a technique is used to:

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Recover a nuance lost in one place by adding it elsewhere in the text

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Delete all idioms

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Translate literally

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Keep source words

Question 7

Which technique is best for translating a brand slogan that relies on wordplay?

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Adaptation, recreating the effect rather than the literal words

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Borrowing the original slogan

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Calque of each word

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Literal translation