Domestication and Foreignization in Translation

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Domestication and Foreignization in Translation, Univerisity of Connecticut

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1. Foreignization is a translation method which attempts to replicate the style, syntax and cultural context of the source text. *

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True

False

2. In foreignization, the translator often uses phrases and wording which is uncommon in the language of the translation. *

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True

False

3) Schleiermacher's preferred translation method was __________________ . *

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A) moving the author to the reader

B) paraphrase

C) moving the reader to the author

D) imitation

4. According to Venuti, no translation can provide direct or unmediated access to the source text. *

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Yes

Maybe

5) Using sentence patterns from the source language is wrong. *

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True

False

6) Translators should always remind their readers that the text they are reading is not a text originally written in the target language. *

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True

False

7) Name three methods which translators (who prefer foreignization) use to make their translations feel foreign and unfamiliar. *

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8) Who popularized the terms "Domestication" and "Foreignization"? *

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9) Whose translation do you prefer? *

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A) William Morris’s

B) Emily Wilson’s

10) Which translation method do you think translators should use? *

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A) Domestication

B) Foreignization

C) Both

D) Depends on the context

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