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L1: History And Development Of Translation Flashcards

1
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In 2019, HSBC Bank had to launch a 10 million dollar rebranding campaign to repair the tagline “Do Nothing” into “ Assume Nothing.”

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True

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US President Jimmy Carter went to Poland in 1977. At the prompting of his translator Steven Seymour, he said, “When I abandoned the United States,” instead of “When I left the United States

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True

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In 1980, Willie Ramirez was brought to South Florida hospital in a coma. His Spanish speaking family explained to the medical staff that he was “intoxicado” meaning he ingested poison.

However, the medical staff interpreted it as “intoxicated” meaning overdose. Thus, he was treated in a wrong treatment making him quadriplegic. The family sued the hospital and received a settlement of 71 million dollars.

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True

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4
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In China, KFC tagline
Finger licking good

Turn into
Eat your fingers off

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True

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President Kennedy said he is a jelly donut

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True

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Pepsi Taiwan
Come alive with the Pepsi Generation

Turn into
Pepsi will bring your ancestors back from the dead.

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7
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No comment, treat with contempt, or ignore

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Mokusatsu

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8
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Who decides to drop the world’s first atomic bomb?

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United States

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9
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The version that the United States received:

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We categorically reject your ultimatum

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10
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How many people died in the Hiroshima incident?

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70, 000 people

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11
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The translation dates way back?

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Before the Bible (it was published)

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12
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Translation was carried out as early as _____era?

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Mesopotomian

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13
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Sumerian poem?

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Gilgamesh

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14
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Gilgamesh was written way before the Iliad and Odyssey of Homer. True or false.

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True

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The story Gilgamesh was written in the stone tablets

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True

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16
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Gilgamesh was translated into what languages?

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Asian

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17
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The translation of the epic Gilgamesh dates back to around__?

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Second millennium BC

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18
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Buddhist monks translated___ documents into ____language?

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Indian, Chinese

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19
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Ancient Greek texts were translated by Roman poets to make literary texts for the purpose of entertainment. True or false.

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True

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20
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In Rome, these two proponents used translation services which continued through the 17th century, where newer practices were developed.

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Cicero, Horace

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21
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Translation develops that allows cross-cultural interactions, trade, survival purposes, globalization of the economy, and sharing of knowledge over time.

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True

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22
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Through translation, the world becomes more of a melting pot. What is a melting pot?

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Mixing or blending different cultures

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23
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What is the province in the Philippines that is known as the melting pot of Central Luzon?

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Tarlac

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24
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Tarlac becomes a melting pot because?

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It is a home to four of the distinct ethnolinguistic groups: Tagalogs, Pampangos, Ilocanos, Pangasinenses

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25
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Pampango

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Native or inhabitant in the Pampanga

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26
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Kapampangan

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Language you used even though you are not in Pampanga

27
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Why Nihonggo wasn’t utilized back then when Filipinos were colonized by the Japanese?

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Because that time, we use only the English and the vernacular language

28
Q

Spanish and English were utilized according to Morrato and Bacolod, 2003.

A

Trie

29
Q

What is the main reason why translation emerged in the Philippines?

A

Religious undertaking

30
Q

What is the utilitarian role that the Spanish missionaries fulfilled in the Philippines?

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To conquer mind and body

31
Q

Who are the people who used the translation as their tool to spread Christianity?

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Spanish missionaries

32
Q

What is the first printed book in the Philippines?

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Doctrina Christiana (1593)

33
Q

This book includes prayers and Christian doctrines with which the Spanish friars spread the new religion

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Doctrina Christiana

34
Q

What year did the first dictionary emerge in the Philippines?

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1627

35
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What is the title of the first dictionary?

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Vocabulario de la lengua tagala

36
Q

Who is the author of the first dictionary

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Fray Pedro de San Buenaventura

37
Q

It is an important tool for the Spanish missionaries to learn Tagalog

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Vocabulario de la lengua tagala

38
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It is an important tool for the Spanish missionaries to learn Tagalog

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Vocabulario de la lengua tagala

39
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It should be noted that the source language was not always Spanish, and the target language was not always Tagalog either.

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True

40
Q

Where is the seat of colonial government

A

Manila

41
Q

What language has the most publications

A

Tagalog

42
Q

Ilokano, Kapampangan, Cebuano, and others were also translated

A

True

43
Q

Toward ___th century, translation took a new direction

A

18

44
Q

The European narrative poetry and metrical romance which became known in the Philippines___?

A

Awit and Korido

45
Q

Florante at Laura

A

Awit

46
Q

Ibong Adarna

A

Korido

47
Q

What are the theatrical representations that became popular?

A

Komedya and Moro-moro

48
Q

What German play did Dr. Jose Rizal translated into Tagalog

A

Wilhelm Tell

49
Q

Who is the playwright of the Wilhelm Tell?

A

Friedrich Schiller

50
Q

Toward 19th century, translation had a new use: what are those?

A

To inspire the spirit of nationalism and to liberate

51
Q

It is the declaration of the Right of Man and of the Citizen which summarizes the spirit of French revolution

A

Ang mga Karampatan ng Tawo (1891-1892)

52
Q

Jose Rizal’s work “Amor Patrio” was translated into Tagalog as

A

Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa

53
Q

Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa

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Amor Patrio

54
Q

Jose Rizal’s “Mi Ultimo Adios” was translated by Andres Bonifacio as?

A

Huling Pahimakas

55
Q

Who translated the work of Jose Rizal’s Mi Ultimo Adios

A

Andres Bonifacio

56
Q

This language is considered as the medium of instruction

A

English

57
Q

The direction of translation is now from?

A

English to Filipino and other Philippine languages

58
Q

It is referred as the intervening language

A

English

59
Q

What is the largest country in the world?

A

Russia

60
Q

French, German, Japanese and other languages use English as the intervening language. True or False

A

True

61
Q

What organization pioneered in Translation

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Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino

62
Q

National Commission on Culture and the Arts was also mandated to undertake Translation by one of its committees

A

Committee on Language and Translation

63
Q

What are the two existing professional organizations and translations

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Pambansang Samahan sa Pagsasalingwika and Pambansang Unyon ng mga Tagasalin

64
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Who is the head of Linguistic Division of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino and Secretary of the NCCA’s Committee on Language and Tanslation

A

Dr. Aurora Batnag

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