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equivalence: a standalone construct

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equivalence1 CONSTRUCTEquivalenceCATFORD · TRANSLATION STUDIES

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Translation studies

the relation between a source text and a target text in which the target items can replace the source items in the same situation.

In translation studies, equivalence refers to the relation between a source text and a target text in which the target items can replace the source items in the same situation. This meaning comes from Catford (1965) in A linguistic theory of translation.[1]

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AdS/CFT correspondence1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructback-translation1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructbioequivalence1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · interchangeable exposure, one field

References

  1. Catford, J. C. (1965). A linguistic theory of translation. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780194370189

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