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Calque translation

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Poetry that literally translates foreign language structures into English

Detailed Definition
Verse that maintains the exact syntactic structure of a foreign language while translating words directly, often creating unusual English constructions that preserve the source language's rhythmic or grammatical patterns
Example
Example in poetry:
Calque translation in rendering "flea market" as "marché aux puces" in French poetry; Contemporary example: translating "mindfulness" as "atención plena" in Latino verse; Calque preserves original structure while adapting lexicon; The technique reveals linguistic borrowing; Calque translation highlights cultural exchange
Additional Notes
Translation preserving source language structure or idiom even when unnatural. Related: literal translation, foreignization. Linguistics term; contrasts with domestication. Creates estrangement effect revealing source language.
Also Known As
literal structural translation syntactic borrowing
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