Question 1

What are the three phases of Nida's system of translation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analysis, translation and back transformation 
B)  Analysis, transfer and restructuring 
C)  Analysis, transfer and exegesis 
A)  Analysis, translation and back transformation 
B)  Analysis, transfer and restructuring 
C)  Analysis, transfer and exegesis B

Question 2

What are the meanings of Saussure's terms langue and parole?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parole is the system of language and langue is the individual utterances 
B)  Langue is the system of language and parole is the individual utterances 
C)  Langue is written language and parole is spoken language 
A)  Parole is the system of language and langue is the individual utterances 
B)  Langue is the system of language and parole is the individual utterances 
C)  Langue is written language and parole is spoken language B

Question 3

Which of Newmark's types of translation corresponds to Nida's 'dynamic equivalence'?

Accepted Answer

A)  Semantic translation 
B)  Communicative translation 
C)  Literal translation 
A)  Semantic translation 
B)  Communicative translation 
C)  Literal translation B

Question 4

What is Jakobson's stance towards equivalence of meaning between languages?

Accepted Answer

A)  The problem of cross-cultural difference often makes translation impossible 
B)  Linguistic relativity makes translation impossible 
C)  All things are translatable except perhaps poetry 
A)  The problem of cross-cultural difference often makes translation impossible 
B)  Linguistic relativity makes translation impossible 
C)  All things are translatable except perhaps poetry

Question 5

What is a tertium comparationis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Formal equivalence 
B)  A comparison against which departure from meaning in an ST and TT may be gauged 
C)  A translation that is used to create a dynamic equivalent 
A)  Formal equivalence 
B)  A comparison against which departure from meaning in an ST and TT may be gauged 
C)  A translation that is used to create a dynamic equivalent

Question 6

What are the two 'basic orientations' of translation described by Nida?

Accepted Answer

A)  Formal equivalence (later called 'formal correspondence') and dynamic equivalence (later called 'functional equivalence') 
B)  Formal equivalence and equivalent effect 
C)  Formal correspondence and dynamic translation 
A)  Formal equivalence (later called 'formal correspondence') and dynamic equivalence (later called 'functional equivalence') 
B)  Formal equivalence and equivalent effect 
C)  Formal correspondence and dynamic translation

Question 7

What are the types of meaning that Nida analyses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Linguistic, referential and connotative meaning 
B)  Structural, semantic and pragmatic meaning 
C)  Dictionary and emotive meaning 
A)  Linguistic, referential and connotative meaning 
B)  Structural, semantic and pragmatic meaning 
C)  Dictionary and emotive meaning

Question 8

Which of Koller's types of equivalence corresponds to Nida's 'dynamic equivalence'?

Accepted Answer

A)  Connotative equivalence 
B)  Text-normative equivalence 
C)  Pragmatic equivalence 
A)  Connotative equivalence 
B)  Text-normative equivalence 
C)  Pragmatic equivalence

What are the three phases of Nida's system of translation?

What are the meanings of Saussure's terms langue and parole?

Which of Newmark's types of translation corresponds to Nida's 'dynamic equivalence'?

What is Jakobson's stance towards equivalence of meaning between languages?

What is a tertium comparationis?

What are the two 'basic orientations' of translation described by Nida?

What are the types of meaning that Nida analyses?

Which of Koller's types of equivalence corresponds to Nida's 'dynamic equivalence'?

Main Issues of Translation Studies

Translation Theory Before the Twentieth Century

Studying Translation Product and Process

Functional Theories of Translation

Discourse and Register Analysis Approaches

Systems Theories

Cultural and Ideological Turns

The Role of the Translator: Visibility, Ethics and Sociology

Philosophical Approaches to Translation

New Directions From the New Media

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Exam 3: Equivalence and Equivalent Effect

What are the three phases of Nida's system of translation?

What are the meanings of Saussure's terms langue and parole?

Which of Newmark's types of translation corresponds to Nida's 'dynamic equivalence'?

What is Jakobson's stance towards equivalence of meaning between languages?

What is a tertium comparationis?

What are the two 'basic orientations' of translation described by Nida?

What are the types of meaning that Nida analyses?

Which of Koller's types of equivalence corresponds to Nida's 'dynamic equivalence'?

Main Issues of Translation Studies

Translation Theory Before the Twentieth Century

Studying Translation Product and Process

Functional Theories of Translation

Discourse and Register Analysis Approaches

Systems Theories

Cultural and Ideological Turns

The Role of the Translator: Visibility, Ethics and Sociology

Philosophical Approaches to Translation

New Directions From the New Media

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