Linguistic Units and Expressions Quiz
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What does TT stand for in the provided content?

  • Text Translation
  • Target Culture
  • Target Text (correct)
  • Translated Content
  • In translation studies, what does TC refer to?

  • Translation Context
  • Cultural Translation
  • Target Culture (correct)
  • Text Conversion
  • Which term in translation theory involves borrowing words or phrases from one language into another?

  • Adaptation
  • Amplification
  • Compensation
  • Calque (correct)
  • What term describes the modification of a source text's content to suit the target culture?

    <p>Adaptation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In translation studies, what does the term 'Amplification' generally involve?

    <p>Expanding on source text content</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Universals of translation include avoidance of repetitions present in the source text.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Normalization is not considered a universal of translation.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Distinctive distribution of lexical items is a universal of translation.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Explicitation is not considered a universal of translation.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Simplification is not part of Mona Baker's concept of universals of translation.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Communicative vs Semantic is a binary classification of translation types according to Newmark.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Free vs Literal is a binary classification of translation types according to Dickins.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Nord proposed the binary classifications of Instrumental vs Documentary in translation types.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Domesticated vs foreignized is an example of theoretical aim in Translation Studies according to Venuti.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Naturalizing vs alienating was introduced by Schleiermacher in 1813 as part of Translation Studies.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Equivalence and translatability are specific examples discussed in the text.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Translation Competence is the main focus of the text.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Theoretical aims of Translation Studies include the concept of universals of translation by Mona Baker.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The term 'Amplification' is used in the context of Translation Studies in the text.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    One of the aims of Translation Studies is to explore examples of theoretical research.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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