CA 1
Contrast "en los últimos años" against "recently".
Is there fullness? Why?/Why not?
Yes - There's a mismatch in the word count.
Which grammatical signal is illustrated in "El coche" vs. "Él canta"?
Stress
What's a Structure of Modification?
A head noun with modifiers.
English and Spanish signal plural meanings primarily via this grammatical signal ...
Inflection
Define Zero Equivalence
Whenever the gap between SL and TL is based on DISTRIBUTION.
Which grammatical signal triggers the different meanings in: "The students who studied passed" against "The students, who studied, passed."
Pause
Define Nil Equivalence
Whenever the gap between SL and TL is based on FORM.
Why are formal correspondents said to be "approximate"?
Because they feature a "similar" form, meaning and distribution. They cannot be exact because languages evolve independently as abstract phenomena.
In "Hablo español" the verb ending -o agrees with the first-person singular subject "yo". Which grammatical signal does the example illustrate?
Correlation of forms
When should we apply the notion of Textual Equivalence?
For idiomatic translations - Whenever renderings aren't lineal.
Which is the main technique used in Componential Analysis?
Binary Taxonomy
Formal correspondents are said to occupy a similar "economy" as their SL counterparts. What does it mean?
"Economy" refers to the TL equivalent's distribution.
Translate this statement into Spanish and classify this difference (Nil Equivalence or Zero Equivalence): "He's an athlete."
Zero Equivalence
Translate this statement into Spanish and mention the CA concept that best illustrates it: "Neither pope nor king."
Formal Correspondence
Translate this statement into Spanish and classify this difference (Nil Equivalence or Zero Equivalence): "The woman holds her hands next to her body."
Zero Equivalence