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Lee, Cher-leng – Perspectives: Studies in Translatology, 1993
Deals with a major difference between European languages and Chinese, namely the sparse use of anaphoric reference in Chinese. Suggests that the translator's way of rendering references will affect the interpretational potential of the text in the target language. (NKA)
Descriptors: Chinese, Interpreters, Interpretive Skills, Language Patterns
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Anderman, Gunilla M. – Perspectives: Studies in Translatology, 1993
Focuses on pronouns of address, especially the second person singular, in which many European languages make distinctions according to the degree of familiarity between the speaker and the person addressed. Discusses the problems these distinctions present (especially in literary works) to translators who work in languages where such nuances are…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Interpretive Skills, Language Patterns, Literary Genres
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Barbe, Katharina – Perspectives: Studies in Translatology, 1994
Discusses the existence of anglicisms in German as a problem for the practice and teaching of translation, in which attention must be paid to the status of loans in the German linguistic and social system. Offers an approach to the translation of transparent anglicisms and proposes a method of translation. (SR)
Descriptors: German, Higher Education, Language Patterns, Language Research
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Kanakaraj, S.; And Others – Perspectives: Studies in Translatology, 1994
Makes a case for using transliteration in order to avoid wholesale translation of new words from the natural sciences and technology into Indian languages. Proposes introduction of the Roman alphabet (in a modified form), so that the Indian languages can accommodate new loans within their own phonetic systems without any substantial changes. (SR)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Linguistic Borrowing