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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Normalization is not considered a universal of translation.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Distinctive distribution of lexical items is a universal of translation.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Explicitation is not considered a universal of translation.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Equivalence and translatability are specific examples discussed in the text.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Translation Competence is the main focus of the text.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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