Translation Essentials Quiz
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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?

  • 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)?

  • 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)?

    <p>Cultural references, idiomatic expressions, and relevant context</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do translators do when analyzing the Source Text (ST)?

    <p>Thoroughly analyze the content, context, and style</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Translation only involves converting written words from one language to another.

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

    True or false: The Source Text (ST) can only be in written format.

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

    True or false: The Source Text (ST) may include cultural references and idiomatic expressions relevant to the source culture.

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

    True or false: Translators do not need to thoroughly analyze the Source Text (ST) to understand its content, context, and style.

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

    True or false: Translation does not preserve the content, context, style, and intended effect of the original text.

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

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