2. Translation
Term
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Interpreting
Term
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topic of the section here
Translation
Characteristics
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Interpreting
Characteristics
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3. Introduction
People often confuse translation with interpretation. While both
services involve adapting from one language to another.
5. Definition
A translator adopts the original text into the target
language using the normal word order, grammar and
syntax of the target language preserving the meaning of
the source language
What is
translation?
7. Definition
The process of facilitating oral communication from one
language to another. It is performed by an interpreter.
Interpreter - one who renders oral communication from
one language into another language.
What is interpreting?
9. The Differences
Real Time vs
Delayed
Spoken vs Written
● Interpretation is the
transference of meaning
between spoken languages
● Translation is the
transference of meaning
between written languages
● Interpreting occurs in real
time
● Translation involves the
written word, it typically
takes place long after a text
is created
10. The Differences
Direction and
Fluency
Level of Accuracy
● Interpreters aim to be
completely accurate, it’s
difficult to achieve in a live
conversation
● Translators have time to
evaluate and revise each
word and sentence before
delivering their product
● An interpreter must be fluent
enough in both the original
language and the target
language
● Translators do not have to be
as fluent in the source
language as an interpreter
must be
11. The Differences
Intangibles
● Both translators and interpreters are faced with
the challenge of making metaphors, analogies,
and idioms understandable to the audience in
the target language
● Interpreters must also capture tone, inflection,
voice quality, and the other intangible elements
of the spoken word
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