Translation Techniques 4

Question 1

In the source-target sentence 'He swims well' becoming 'He is a good swimmer', which technique was used?

Accepted Answer

Transposition

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Borrowing

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Calque

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Reduction

Question 2

Rendering 'don't forget to' as 'remember to' illustrates which technique?

Accepted Answer

Modulation

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Calque

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Borrowing

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Literal translation

Question 3

When the English idiom 'it's raining cats and dogs' is rendered with the target language's own heavy-rain idiom, the technique is:

Accepted Answer

Equivalence

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Literal translation

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Borrowing

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Calque

Question 4

Which technique risks producing 'false friends' errors if applied carelessly?

Accepted Answer

Borrowing or literal translation of similar-looking words

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Adaptation

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Compensation

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Reduction

Question 5

Generalization, where a specific source term is rendered by a broader target term, is a form of:

Accepted Answer

Modulation by changing level of specificity

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Borrowing

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Calque

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Transposition

Question 6

Particularization is the technique of:

Accepted Answer

Using a more specific target term than the source

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Using a more general target term

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Keeping the source word

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Omitting the term

Question 7

Which technique best preserves register when translating formal legal text?

Accepted Answer

Established equivalence using standard target-language legal terminology

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Borrowing all source terms

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Free adaptation

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Casual paraphrase