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In translatorial action and skopos theory, how is the success of translation to be judged?


A) By functional adequacy
B) By equivalence
C) By communicative efficiency

D) B) and C)
E) A) and C)

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What is the goal of an operative text?


A) To show how a machine or system operates
B) To achieve functional equivalence
C) To persuade the reader to respond in a certain way

D) A) and C)
E) All of the above

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C

What does the term 'skopos' mean?


A) Function
B) Purpose
C) Scope

D) None of the above
E) All of the above

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B

Who is the first player in Holz-Mänttäri's 'translatorial action model'?


A) The source text producer
B) The initiator
C) The commissioner

D) A) and B)
E) None of the above

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What are the three types of translation classified in Snell-Hornby's 'integrated' model?


A) Literary, general and special language translation
B) Literary, administrative and technical translation
C) Creative, standard and technical translation

D) None of the above
E) All of the above

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Which of the following is the clearest example of Nord's 'documentary translation'?


A) An exoticizing literary translation that seeks to preserve local colour
B) A translation of a witness statement that preserves as many features of the ST as possible
C) An adaptation of an advert for a new locale

D) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

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What are Katharina Reiss's three main text types?


A) Referential, poetic and operational
B) Informative, expressive and operative
C) Informative, poetic and operative

D) A) and C)
E) All of the above

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B

Which of the following is/are an example of Nord's 'instrumental translation'?


A) An exoticizing literary translation that seeks to preserve local colour
B) A translation of a witness statement that preserves as many features of the ST as possible
C) An adaptation of an advert for a new locale

D) All of the above
E) None of the above

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