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What does Newmark define as culture?
What does Newmark define as culture?
What is a necessary component of translation competence?
What is a necessary component of translation competence?
Why do translators need to be bi-cultural?
Why do translators need to be bi-cultural?
In what cases may the source language word express a concept that does not exist in the target language?
In what cases may the source language word express a concept that does not exist in the target language?
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What are the manifestations of culture according to Newmark?
What are the manifestations of culture according to Newmark?
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Translators only need to be bilingual, not bi-cultural, in order to effectively translate cultural-specific terms and expressions.
Translators only need to be bilingual, not bi-cultural, in order to effectively translate cultural-specific terms and expressions.
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According to Newmark, culture includes manifestations that are unique to a community using a specific language.
According to Newmark, culture includes manifestations that are unique to a community using a specific language.
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Translating cultural-specific items does not require any knowledge of the culture in which the source language originated.
Translating cultural-specific items does not require any knowledge of the culture in which the source language originated.
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In some cases, the source language may have terms that do not have equivalents in the target language, such as religious terms or traditional clothing-related terms.
In some cases, the source language may have terms that do not have equivalents in the target language, such as religious terms or traditional clothing-related terms.
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Cultural knowledge is not considered an important requirement for translators' competence.
Cultural knowledge is not considered an important requirement for translators' competence.
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