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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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descriptive translation
Language; Translation
In relevance theory, this is the use of language normally as true or false of a given state of affairs. In translation, this mode amounts to a ‘free’ translation.
direct translation
Language; Translation
In Vinay and Darbelnet’s taxonomy, it is a translation method that encompasses calque, borrowing and literal translation. In relevance theory, direct translation is a kind of ...
discourse
Language; Translation
Modes of speaking and writing which involve participants in adopting a particular attitude towards areas of socio-cultural activity (e.g. racist discourse, bureaucratese, etc.).
documentary translation
Language; Translation
A term used by Nord (e.g. 1997) to describe a translation method which does not conceal the fact that it is a translation. A translation strategy, discussed by Venuti (1995), in ...
information structure
Language; Translation
The way that information is structured in a sentence. This has been addressed in slightly different ways in functional sentence perspective and Hallidayan linguistics. The ...
informativity
Language; Translation
The degree of unexpectedness which an item or an utterance displays in some context.
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