L 2.5- Equivalence

Question 1

To understand the process of language translation, one must have a good grasp of___?

Answer 1

Equivalence

Question 2

The debatable nature of equivalence lies in both the philosophical questions it implies, that is,

Answer 2

ESI EAC V
Equality, Sameness, Identicality,
Exactness, Appropriateness, Comparison
Viability

Question 3

What are the problematic questions that arise in the concept of equivalence?

Answer 3

•What entities are/can be equivalent?
•How alike/similar/equal are they?
•How do we define alike/similar/equal?
•In which feature are they equivalent?

Question 4

When a word or phrase means exactly the same thing in both languages, we refer to it as___?

Answer 4

Equivalence

Question 5

This is one of the things that professional translators look for.

Answer 5

Equivalence

Question 6

What is the required knowledge or skill that a translator must have in order to achieve equivalence?

Answer 6

Deep understanding about both cultures, not just the language.

Question 7

You can speak both languages
fluently, but if you don’t understand the idiom and culture behind them, your translations will be terrible. True or False.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

In translation, equivalence involves an attempt to convert the content while retaining the context and
meaning of the original. True or false.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What are the reasons why languages evolve in many contrasting directions?

Answer 9

CSH
Cultural, Social, Historical differences

Question 10

“the pleasure someone derives from another person’s
misfortune.”

Answer 10

Schadenfreude- German word

Question 11

This is a crucial aspect to maintain equivalence

Answer 11

Understand properly the context

Question 12

Mobile means:

Answer 12

Flexibility
Phone
Movement

Question 13

This occurs when SL and TL texts or items are related to ( at least some of) the same relevant features of situation substance.

Answer 13

Translation equivalence

Question 14

“I don’t understand.”
In Italian:
In Greek:
In Japanese:

Answer 14

Non Capisco
Dhen Katalaveno
Wakarimasen

Question 15

The word “chat” is equivalent to the Italian word____ meaning the idea of informal conversation.

Answer 15

Discuter

Question 16

Languages reflect the culture, history, and thought process of the people who developed it, and this is often
different from culture to culture. True or false.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Zarb is a contraction of the inversion of the word “bizarre” in an Italian setting. True or false.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Translations will be based on context and actual usage of the terminology. True or false.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Gastos meaning “to spend” “to waste” “expense. This Filipino word can be interchangeable to the Spanish word____.

Answer 19

Gastar “to spend or waste”

Question 20

Filipino: masyado. Spanish:___?

Answer 20

Demasyado “too much”

Question 21

Filipino: tsuper. Spanish:___?

Answer 21

Chofer “driver”

Question 22

Filipino: Bruha. Spanish:___?

Answer 22

Bruja

Question 23

This term is equivalent to the Filipino and Spanish word meaning rehearsal.

Answer 23

Ensayo

Question 24

Ayuda means help in both Filipino and Spanish language. However, we cannot use the term “ayuda” in asking for help. Because “ayuda” pertains in Filipino perspective as “financial assistance” rather than asking for someone’s help in general. True or false.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

“there is ordinarily no full equivalence between code units”

Answer 25

Roman Jakobson

Question 26

He is considered to be one of the earliest theorists who were occupied by the study of equivalence in meaning.

Answer 26

Roman Jakobson

Question 27

Jakobson also points out that the problem of both meaning and equivalence is related to the differences between_____?

Answer 27

structures, terminology, grammar and lexical forms of languages

Question 28

“equivalence in difference is the cardinal problem of language and the pivotal concern of linguistics.”

Answer 28

Roman Jakobson