Metaphor and translation: some implications of a cognitive approach ¨ Christina Schaffner* School of Languages and European Studies‚ Aston University‚ Aston Triangle‚ Birmingham B4 7ET‚ UK Received 5 June 2003; received in revised form 12 September 2003; accepted 8 October 2003 Abstract Metaphor has been widely discussed within the discipline of Translation Studies‚ predominantly with respect to translatability and transfer methods. It has been argued that metaphors can become a translation problem
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TEST 1 Correct Response Indicate whether each of the items listed below would be included (A) in or excluded (B) from gross income for the 2012 tax year. 1. Alimony | | 2. Lottery winnings | | 3. Life insurance proceeds received upon the death of a family member | | 4. Child support payments | | 5. Reimbursement of hospital expenses from a health insurance plan | | 6. Municipal bond interest | | 7. Unemployment compensation | | 8. Scholarships for tuition and books | | 9
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12 April 2010 GDP and Beyond Measuring Economic Progress and Sustainability By J. Steven Landefeld‚ Brent R. Moulton‚ Joel D. Platt‚ and Shaunda M. Villones T HE United States provides some of the most highly developed sets of gross domestic product (GDP) accounts in the world. These accounts—which are collectively known as the national income and product accounts (NIPAs) or national accounts—have been regularly updated over the years and have well served researchers‚ the business community
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Equivalence in Translation Introduction Dynamic equivalence‚ as a respectable principle of translation‚ has been around in the translation sector for a long time. It is the method whereby the translator ’s purpose is not to give a literal‚ word-for-word rendition but to transfer the meaning of the text as would be best expressed in the words of the receptor (native) language. In this paper‚ we will focus on the criteria necessary to qualify dynamic equivalence with special reference to Eugene
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Writing Assignment #2: Gross Domestic Product Gross domestic product also known as GDP is the total value of all goods and services produced in the economy during a specified period of time‚ such as a year or quarter. GDP is very important to the American economy because it effects each individual in some type of way. Improvements in the economic well-being of individuals in any society cannot occur without such an increase in real GDP. When real GDP per capita is increasing‚ then the well-being-
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Translation as a process Translating goes well beyond the mere univocal conversion of terms between two languages. A translator’s art is to transpose meaning from one culture to another‚ with a skillful choice of linguistic tools. A translator’s aptitude is rigorously measured on the basis of knowledge of the subject matter‚ ability to identify with the contents‚ accuracy and adherence to the source text. Translation memories‚ glossaries and style guides are essential work tools and are tailored
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Indirect Statement Alternative Assignment Nomen: TRANSLATION – 50 points: You may use William Whitaker’s Words as a resource to help you with unknown vocabulary. Do NOT use Google Translate or any other online translator! Once translated‚ list the following information: 1. Head verb (identify tense) 2. Subject of the indirect speech (identify the case of this noun) 3. Verb in the indirect speech (identify the tense and voice of the infintive) EXAMPLE: Caesar dicit milites ad Galliam iter facere
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GLOBALIZATION AND TRANSLATION GLOBALIZATION AND TRANSLATION Two fundamental features of Globalization are crucial for the overcoming of spatial barriers and for the crossing of knowledge and information‚ thus resulting in the mobility of people and objects; and a proper contact between different linguistic communities. Globality is manifested not only in the creation of supra-territorial spaces for finance and banking‚ commodity production (transnational corporations production chains)
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Theories of Translation 1.Introduction Translation‚ oral or written‚ is probably as old as the spoken or written word. Throughout the ages‚ famous writers have tried their hand at ``the art of translating``. Translation is usually defined as the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by the means of an equivalent target-language text. It can be also described as an expression of a sense from one language to another as well as transmission of a written or spoken language
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Gross domestic product (GDP) is defined as the total market value of all the goods and services produced within the borders of a nation each year. Gross domestic product includes all goods and services produced by either citizen-supplied or foreign-supplied resources employed within the country. GDP is a monetary measure to compare the relative values of the vast number of goods and services produced in different years. GDP can be viewed from an expenditures approach as the sum of all the money
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