Translation in Antiquity Flashcards

1
Q

Would you meet another person speaking another language in the ancient world?

A

Rarely

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2
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What was the purpose of travel in antiquity?

A

Military or diplomatic purposes

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3
Q

What were the main 4 languages spoken in the time of Jesus in Judea?

A

Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek, and Latin

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4
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Cicero

A

Introduces his own translations of the speeches of Attics, Aeschines, and Demosthenes

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5
Q

How did Cicero translate?

A

Kept the ideas, not a word for word translation

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6
Q

Literal translation

A

Word for word, reader brought to text

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7
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Free translation

A

Thought to thought, text brought to reader

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8
Q

What languages did Cicero translate?

A

Greek to Latin

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9
Q

Translating the Bible

A

There are no subordinate clauses so it sounds strange to translate it word for word

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10
Q

King James Bible translation style

A

literal

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11
Q

Did Bible writers use a big vocabulary?

A

No

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12
Q

What is necessary in translation?

A

Respect original language but make it understandable

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13
Q

Jerome

A

Best known translator of the Bible

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14
Q

Pedantic translator

A

Does word for word translation

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15
Q

How did ancient translators translate?

A

Freely

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16
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Metaphor translation

A

Can do literal words, literal meaning, or similar expression