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The process of converting words and sentences from one language into another with the proper grammar and subject matter relevance.

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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 target text. Used ...

zero translation

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A case where the target text contains no equivalent of a source text item. Often represented by the symbol O.

polysemy

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Where one word has two or more senses (e.g. mouth as part of the body and as part of a river).

postcolonialism

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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

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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’ thought of older ...

poststructuralism

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A reaction to the ordered ‘scientific’ views of structuralism, poststructuralism emerged in the 1960s as a critical philosophical movement based on theorization and destabilization of language, ...

power

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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 or her plans at the ...