Bachelor’s Thesis‚ summer 2010 BA‚ English and Communication Department of Language and Business Communication Creativity in translation – a study of various source and target texts Name: June Lyngbak Fogh Holst Examination number: 284589 Supervisor: Nick Wrigley Number of characters: 49.571 Creativity in translation – a study of various source and target texts June L.F. Holst ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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What makes a good Linguistics critical review? Commentary on Review Topic Write a critical review of Wolfson’s article‚ ’Compliments in Cross-Cultural Perspective’. In your review you should summarise the text and then evaluate it (800 words) Academic Style and Conventions 1. Analysing the topic Notice how the topic is asking students to do two things - to summarise the text and to evaluate it. When reading a text‚ keep these two points in mind: - What is the text saying? (summary) - What
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easy and convenient to translate. Such segments of a text are known as units of translation. V.N.Komissarov uses the term “переводема” to refer to this notion. One of the foreign pioneers of the theory of translation J. Catford introduced the term ‘rank of translation’ in his book “A Linguistic Theory of Translation” (London 1965) which was used in a similar meaning. According to S.B. Tyulenev‚ the unit of translation should be termed translateme (транслатема) and defined as a combination of a linguistic
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17‚ 2012 Girl in Translation Essay Thesis: Will Kimberly Chang an immigrant overcome her struggles living in poverty to live the American Dream. Quotation: “I’m sorry I brought you to this place‚” she whispered. It was the closest Ma would ever come to expressing regret at her choice to come to America. I understood what my task was now and I laid my cheek against her shoulder. “I’m going to get us both out of here‚ Ma‚ I promise (48).” The Girl in Translation is a novel that was written
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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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Compare and Contrast of Bible Translations: If we look at the fourth line at the NIV and NASB translations‚ you will notice they are almost exactly the same‚ the only difference being that the NIV translation is referring to your door as the NASB translation is referring to the door. In the NIV and NKJB translations they are referring to something completely different‚ one is crouching and the other is lying. In the rest of the verses they are all talking about how sin is waiting for you but in different
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Lost In Translation "Lost In Translation" is one of those movies that seek to be something having something extra something that is more than a regular movie. Moreover‚ it does so effectively without being pretentious‚ all through the movie it does not seem like it is trying too hard to be something other than what is there. It is skillfully written‚ well directed and it boasts of a solid cast not very spectacular but full of good actors. Jointly‚ this eventually results in an enjoyable and interesting
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LOST IN TRANSLATION? THE EFFECT OF CULTURAL VALUES ON MERGERS AROUND THE WORLD KENNETH R. AHERNa ‚ DANIELE DAMINELLIb ‚ AND CESARE FRACASSIc Abstract We find strong evidence that three key dimensions of national culture (trust‚ hierarchy‚ and individualism) affect merger volume and synergy gains. The volume of cross-border mergers is lower when countries are more culturally distant. In addition‚ greater cultural distance in trust and individualism leads to lower combined announcement returns. These
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Translation procedures‚ strategies and methods Technical procedures (Nida) Technical procedures (Nida) Analysis of the source and target languages Analysis of the source and target languages Analysis of the source and target languages Analysis of the source and target languages Organizational procedures (Nida) Organizational procedures (Nida) Constant reevaluation of the attempt made; contrasting it with the existing available translations of the same text done by other
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Arabic–English Thematic Lexicon The Arabic–English Thematic Lexicon is an invaluable resource for all learners of Arabic. It contains some 8‚000 entries‚ arranged into themes‚ including flora and fauna‚ food and drink‚ the human body‚ health care‚ the family‚ housing‚ clothing‚ education‚ IT‚ sports‚ politics‚ economics and commerce‚ the law‚ media‚ language‚ geography‚ travel‚ religion‚ arts‚ science and natural resources. Three appendices cover the names of Arab and selected non-Arab regions‚ countries
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