Annotated Translation Quiz

Annotated translation is a study that provides annotations or notes on the chosen equivalents of a number of translated words as a form of translator’s accountability.

Annotated translation is an activity of translation with commentary or annotated translation, when a translator gives introspective and retrospective comments on his or her translation.

Annotated translation is a translation activity by adding notes from the translator. After that, all comments from the translator will be written in an annotation.

<p>The purpose of annotated translation is to provide annotations or notes on translated words and to offer the translator's comments on the translation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An annotation refers to the written comments or notes provided by the translator in the process of annotated translation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Syntactic and Semantic Strategies</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Syntactic aspects in translation such as units of a text</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Grammatical structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because literal translation is not appropriate</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Literal translation and loan translation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose of the semantic strategy is to ensure that the meaning of the source text is accurately conveyed in the target text.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some examples of strategies included in the semantic strategy are synonym, modulation, abstraction change, loan borrowing, and paraphrase strategy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The modulation strategy is used to translate phrases, clauses, or even whole sentences when the literal meaning does not yield a natural-sounding target text.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>No, a sentence cannot be translated literally using the semantic strategy. The strategy focuses on conveying the meaning accurately rather than translating word for word.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The semantic strategy is important in translation because it helps ensure that the target text accurately captures the meaning of the source text, even if the wording or structure needs to be adjusted.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The two main problems faced by the writer are understanding the meaning of the source text and selecting a suitable translation strategy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The writer finds it difficult to understand the meaning of the source text because there are words and phrases that are rarely used in the current era.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Selecting a suitable translation strategy is important to ensure that the source text and the target text have the same meaning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The writer should carefully choose the most suitable translation strategy because there are many types of translation strategies available.</p> Signup and view all the answers