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Language
Of of pertaining to any method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, whether united in a system specific to a country or region.
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transliteration
Language; Translation
The letter-by-letter rendering of a source language name or word in the target language when the two languages have distinct scripts (e.g. Russian and English).
transposition
Language; Translation
One of Vinay and Darbelnet’s translation procedures which involves a grammatical but not a meaning change (e.g. Dès mon retour (on my return) = as soon as i get back).
unit of translation
Language; Translation
The linguistic element (word, clause, sentence, text) used by the translator in the process of translation.
universalist
Language; Translation
A philosophy of how intercultural communication works, endorsing translatability, for example.
universals of translation
Language; Translation
Specific characteristics that, it is hypothesized, are typical of translated language as distinct from nontranslated language (cf. Laws of translation).
universe of discourse
Language; Translation
The entire domain, field, institutional framework and cultural context surrounding a text.
version
Language; Translation
Its technical use denotes a target text in which so many modifications, additions or cuts have been made that it cannot properly be called a translation.
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