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PDF pending restorationViaggio, Sergio – 1991
Translators must understand what they translate, but oral language is generally more redundant than written language and the translator need not repeat everything he hears. One method of teaching this skill is to have students sight translate a text in its entirety and then abridge it to its minimum informative content. Abstracting and compressing…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Discourse Analysis, Interpreters, Interpretive Skills
