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Which concept refers to the strategy of making a text more understandable to the target audience by sacrificing some of the nuances of the original?
Which concept refers to the strategy of making a text more understandable to the target audience by sacrificing some of the nuances of the original?
- Imitation
- Domestication (correct)
- Sociological Approaches
- Metaphrase
According to George Steiner, in which book does he divide the literature on translation theories into four periods?
According to George Steiner, in which book does he divide the literature on translation theories into four periods?
- Translation Principles
- After Babel (correct)
- Word-for-word
- Relevance Theory
Which translation theory emphasizes the importance of the author's intention, text-type focus, and target-reader's expectations?
Which translation theory emphasizes the importance of the author's intention, text-type focus, and target-reader's expectations?
- Holmes’s Map
- Paraphrase
- Sense-for-sense
- Pragmatic Theories (correct)
Which approach to translation theory focuses on the cross-cultural communication and understanding made possible through the art of translation?
Which approach to translation theory focuses on the cross-cultural communication and understanding made possible through the art of translation?
Which term refers to the strategy of maintaining the literal correspondence of words from the source language to the target language?
Which term refers to the strategy of maintaining the literal correspondence of words from the source language to the target language?
Study Notes
Translation Strategies
- Simplification: a strategy that makes a text more understandable to the target audience by sacrificing some of the nuances of the original.
George Steiner's Contribution
- George Steiner divides the literature on translation theories into four periods in his book.
Translation Theories
- Intentionalism: emphasizes the importance of the author's intention, text-type focus, and target-reader's expectations.
Cross-Cultural Communication
- Descriptive Translation Studies: focuses on the cross-cultural communication and understanding made possible through the art of translation.
Translation Approaches
- Formal Equivalence: a strategy that maintains the literal correspondence of words from the source language to the target language.
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Description
Test your knowledge of translation theories with this quiz on key concepts such as domestication, foreignization, Holmes's Map, imitation, metaphrase, paraphrase, pragmatic theories, register-based theories, relevance theory, sense-for-sense, and sociological approaches. This quiz is based on the book "Translation Theories Exemplified from Cicero to Pierre Bourdieu" by Ali Almanna and covers historical background and important theories in the field of translation.
