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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ABSTRACT Most research in Machine translation is about having the computers completely bear the load of translating one human language into another. This paper looks at the machine translation problem afresh and observes that there is a need to share the load between man and machine‚ distinguish ‘reliable’ knowledge from the ‘heuristics’‚ provide a spectrum of outputs to serve different strata of people‚ and finally make use of existing resources instead of reinventing the wheel. This paper describes
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3 THE THEORY OF TRANSLATION OF A DRAMATIC TEXT In general‚ translation is “rendering the meaning of a text into another language in the way that the author intended the text.” (Newmark 1988‚ p.5) However‚ the mission of a translator of a dramatic work is slightly different from any other literary piece. A dramatic text is written in order to be performed on stage. The translator of such a text has therefore to bear in mind that the readers (i.e. the audience in this case) shall not
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content and the form of the ST in a way that conforms to the rules of the language and culture in the TL community. In general‚ this procedure is used as an effective way to deal with culturally-bound words/expressions‚ metaphors and images in translation. That is‚ the translator resorts to rewriting the SLT according to the characteristics of the TLT. Monia Bayar (2007)[16] argues that adaptation is based on three main procedures: cultural substitution‚ paraphrase and omission. Cultural substitution
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George Wang Mr. Bates ENGL 1310-037 October 6‚ 2010 The Comparison of Original R&B and Contemporary R&B I was born with a good voice. Since my childhood‚ singing has been the most wonderful thing to me‚ and it has become the hobby that I enjoy the most. Whenever I am pleased or depressed‚ singing always assuages my mind and helps me release my feeling and emotion. Seeking in a million kinds of music‚ I like R&B the most‚ especially Contemporary R&B. Specifically‚ R&B music is
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It’s not enough to repeat saying that democracy is parties and AYT is no democracy .parties‚ but we should say that it’s not possible live BBC about real democracy lockup because the existence of political competition between the parties. ---------------------------------------------- But the real democratic begin with the existence of democratic autonomous with parties itself because democracy is in the basis to build a political address requirements specifications‚ the most important of the
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Case Study 4 Found in Translation XXXXXXXXX Principles of Management‚ EMG 3301 Professor Halams October 9‚ 2011 Closing Case: Found in Translation: How to Make the Multicultural Workforce Work 1 What role does the basic communication process in Figure 11.1 play in this case? Explain. The basic communication process is vital from the Figure 11.1 in this case. The definition of communication is “the interpersonal transfer of information and understand” as
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Gender and Translation Accuracy Salar Manafi Anari[1] (Professor‚ Allameh Tabataba ’i University) Maliheh Ghodrati[2] (M.A. Graudate from Science and Research Campus‚ Islamic Azad University) Abstract The aim of this study was to identify the role of the gender of the translator on the accuracy of the translation‚ and to determine whether there is any difference between the translations done by female and male translators in terms of translation accuracy. Two English novels and
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Education Department CURRICULUM INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE 2nd Semester‚ School Year 2013-2014 I. COURSE CODE : ENGLISH 120 II. COURSE TITLE : TRANSLATION & EDITING OF TEXT III. COURSE DESCRIPTION : This course is designed to acquaint the students with the theories and principles of translation and editing. It provides students opportunities to apply their knowledge in translation and editing. IV. COURSE UNITS : 3 units (3 hours per week) V. COURSE OBJECTIVES : A. General Objective At
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Renaissance had an influence on English translations of the Bible. The definition of the Renaissance is: 1. The humanistic revival of classical art‚ architecture‚ literature‚ and learning that originated in Italy in the 14th century and later spread throughout Europe. 2. The period of this revival‚ roughly the 14th through the 16th century‚ marking the transition from medieval to modern times. The effects that it had on learning helped make a way for English translations of the Bible because people
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