Translation Philosophies Flashcards
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Functional Equivalence is…
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-Idiomatic translation (phrase by phrase rather than word for word); keeping the meaning of the original language, but putting their words and sayings what would be normally understood today
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Formal Equivalence is…
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(Literal)
…keeping the original words, word order, grammar, etc…not all languages afford flexibility.
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Meditating is…
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…someone who seeks a balance —-between a formal and functional equivalence approach; committees of people died whether or not to go with the word for word” or “phrase for phrase.”
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Paraphrasing is…
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-Paraphrasing from something already translated in order to make more easily understood; really not a translation at all; goes from English to English.
