Questões de Concurso Aspectos linguísticos Linguistic aspects

Context can be defined as extra-textual features which determine the translation of a linguistic expression or a whole text.

There is an ambiguity in the following excerpt: The British Government makes little effort to tap European Community Funds for training women because they discriminate against men, according to the Department of Employment.

Acceptations which go beyond the primary meaning of a linguistic expression can be said to be connotative.

Concerning translation, faithfulness and adequacy can be used interchangeably as they both refer to the same translation strategy.

All texts can be analysed from a semiotic perspective.

Equivalence is a much debated term in translation studies for want of a widely accepted definition.

Formal correspondence is a concept which refers to the equivalence between the original text and the translated test in terms of register.