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What is the key purpose of the Source Text (ST)?
What is the key purpose of the Source Text (ST)?
- To inform, entertain, persuade, or educate (correct)
- To translate the content accurately
- To preserve cultural references
- To analyze linguistic features
What does Translation involve?
What does Translation involve?
- Converting written or spoken words, phrases, and ideas from one linguistic and cultural system into another (correct)
- Transliterating the text from one language to another
- Conveying the meaning without considering the context
- Preserving only the content of the original text
What is the Source Text (ST)?
What is the Source Text (ST)?
- The cultural references relevant to the source culture
- The original text or content that serves as the starting point for the translation process (correct)
- The translated text in the target language
- The linguistic features that must be accurately translated
What is included in the Source Text (ST)?
What is included in the Source Text (ST)?
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What do translators do when analyzing the Source Text (ST)?
What do translators do when analyzing the Source Text (ST)?
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True or false: Translation only involves converting written words from one language to another.
True or false: Translation only involves converting written words from one language to another.
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True or false: The Source Text (ST) can only be in written format.
True or false: The Source Text (ST) can only be in written format.
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True or false: The Source Text (ST) may include cultural references and idiomatic expressions relevant to the source culture.
True or false: The Source Text (ST) may include cultural references and idiomatic expressions relevant to the source culture.
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True or false: Translators do not need to thoroughly analyze the Source Text (ST) to understand its content, context, and style.
True or false: Translators do not need to thoroughly analyze the Source Text (ST) to understand its content, context, and style.
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True or false: Translation does not preserve the content, context, style, and intended effect of the original text.
True or false: Translation does not preserve the content, context, style, and intended effect of the original text.
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