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Developing Translation Skills Through Case-Study Technique

Table 1: Case-solving scheme

Step Possible choices
1. Are there obvious violations of the language norm in the case? yes/no
2. Determine the nature of these violations. semantic/syntactic/stylistic/ pragmatic
3. Determine the reasons for the violations identified. spelling errors,due to which the word acquires a different meaning/ gross lexical inconsistencies or grammatical deviations/ lack of logic/ etc.
4. Determine the semantic intention of the case. in case of complete misuse of language norms, which may cause misunderstanding of the text
5. Offer your options for solving the case. Translate it into your native language. Minimum two options.
6. Choose the best solution to the case. Give your reasoning.
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