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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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voice
Language; Translation
An abstract concept often used by literary translators to refer to the narrative style and rhythm of the source text author which must be grasped in order to produce a successful ...
zero translation
Language; Translation
A case where the target text contains no equivalent of a source text item. Often represented by the symbol O.
polysemy
Language; Translation
Where one word has two or more senses (e.g. mouth as part of the body and as part of a river).
postcolonialism
Language; Translation
A broad cultural approach to the study of power relations between different groups, cultures or peoples where language, literature and translation may play a role.
postmodernism
Language; Translation
A complex critical and artistic movement of the second half of the twentieth century highlighting fragmentation of perspective, subject and voice, in opposition to the ‘rational’ ...
poststructuralism
Language; Translation
A reaction to the ordered ‘scientific’ views of structuralism, poststructuralism emerged in the 1960s as a critical philosophical movement based on theorization and ...
power
Language; Translation
In the analysis of interpersonal meaning, two basic types of relationship may be distinguished: power and solidarity. Power emanates from the text producer’s ability to impose his ...
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