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Universidad Latina de PanamáFaculty of Educational Science
Bachelor in English with an Emphasis on Translation
Carmen Bell8-310-570
Commercial TranslationProfessor: Ramón Guerra
WORD FOR WORD TRANSLATION
Speaking in general terms, there are eight translation methods known:
• literal• faithful• semantic• adaptive• free• idiomatic• communicative and,
• word for wordword for word
WORD FOR WORD TRANSLATION
¿What is word for word translation?
• It is when the source language word (SL) is translated into another language by their most common meanings,which can also be out of context at times, especially in idioms and proverbs.
WORD FOR WORD TRANSLATION
In electronic world, word by word translation translates each word or phrase that it understands, but does not take grammar into account. Word by word translators are generally not as effective as automatic or machine translators, but still can be very useful, for instance as a translation aid.
WORD FOR WORD TRANSLATION
ExamplesSpanish
• manzana• jugo de
manzana• She drinks apple
juice.
English• apple• juice of apple• Ella beber jugo
de manzana.
Thank you very much!