Untranslatability
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title:
Untranslatability
text:
Untranslatability is the property of text or speech for which no equivalent can be found when translated into another (given) language. A text that is considered to be untranslatable is considered a lacuna, or lexical gap. The term arises when describing the difficulty of achieving the so-called perfect translation. It is based on the notion that there are certain concepts and words that are so interrelated that an accurate translation becomes an impossible task. Some writers have suggested that
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encyclopedia
description:
Properties of linguistic forms which are impossible to translate accurately
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Untranslatability
date created:
2004-09-30T23:04:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T12:42:47Z
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