10 Questions
Which of the following best describes interlingual translation?
Translating a text from one language to another
What is the main characteristic of intralingual translation?
Translating a text from one variety of a language to another
Which type of translation involves turning a text into a different semiotic system?
Intersemiotic translation
What is an example of intersemiotic translation?
Translating a text into a different semiotic system
What is an example of intralingual translation?
Translating a text from one variety of a language to another
Borrowing is a technique of translation that involves significant modifications to the words being borrowed.
False
Borrowing is a technique of translation that involves taking words from one language and using them in another language without modifications.
True
Borrowing is a technique of translation that is commonly used to fill in concept or meaning gaps in a target language.
True
Borrowings are global lexical items that are used in almost all languages without any process of naturalization.
False
Borrowings are often naturalized to fit the spelling rules of the target language.
True
Study Notes
Borrowing in Translation
- Borrowing is a common translation technique that involves taking words (lexical items) from one language to fill concept or meaning gaps in another language.
- Borrowed words are often used in their original form, without significant modifications.
- Examples of borrowings include:
- Words related to technology: Telegraph, Facsimile, television, telephone
- Scientific terms: oxygen, hydrogen
- Words with the prefix "logy": biology, etc.
- Other examples: mechanisms, enzyme
- Despite having original equivalents in the target language (TL), borrowed words have become global lexical items.
- Most languages use these borrowed words, often after adapting them to fit their own spelling rules.
- Examples of naturalized borrowings include:
- فيديوهات (videos)
- فيتامينات (vitamins)
- فيروس (virus)
- انزيمات (enzymes)
- بيولوجيا (biology)
- ميكانزمات (mechanisms)
Test your knowledge on different kinds of translation in this quiz. Learn about interlingual translation, where messages are rendered in a different language, and intralingual translation, where texts are reworked into another variety of the same language. Challenge yourself with examples from famous works like Shakespeare's Hamlet.
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