Translational Equivalence
Translational equivalence is the similarity between a word (or expression) in one language and its translation in another. This similarity results from overlapping ranges of reference .
A translation equivalent is a corresponding word or expression in another language.
Alamblak (Papua New Guinea), English
| Here is an example of translational equivalence between Alamblak (Papua New Guinea) and English:
|
Bruce, Les. 1995.Helps for lexical semantic analysis. Unpublished manuscript.
Related terms
- RT⇆ Absolutive Case
- RT⇆ Analytic Definition
- RT⇆ Contrastive Analysis
- RT⇆ Definition
- RT⇆ Ergative Case
- RT⇆ Range Of Reference
- RT⇆ Sense
- RT⇆ Subject
