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What is the primary concern of translators, as mentioned in the text?
What is the primary concern of translators, as mentioned in the text?
- Maintaining grammatical structures
- Decoding individual meanings of words
- Communicating the overall meaning of a stretch of language (correct)
- Ensuring word-for-word equivalence
What is the main focus of the chapter 'Equivalence at Word Level'?
What is the main focus of the chapter 'Equivalence at Word Level'?
- Discussing translation problems due to lack of word equivalence (correct)
- Comparing word structures in different languages
- Exploring the history of word equivalence in translation
- Analyzing the cultural impact on word equivalence
What is the smallest unit of language that can be used by itself?
What is the smallest unit of language that can be used by itself?
- Morpheme
- Phoneme
- Word (correct)
- Lexeme
What is the initial step mentioned for translators to achieve effective communication of meaning?
What is the initial step mentioned for translators to achieve effective communication of meaning?
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What does the text define as 'the smallest unit which we would expect to possess individual meaning'?
What does the text define as 'the smallest unit which we would expect to possess individual meaning'?
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Concerns and Focus of Translators
- Primary concern of translators is to achieve effective communication of meaning
- Main focus of the chapter 'Equivalence at Word Level' is on the translation of individual words and phrases
Units of Language
- The smallest unit of language that can be used by itself is a morpheme
- A morpheme is defined as the smallest unit which possesses individual meaning
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