Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ251167
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1981
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Natural versus Artificial Translation: A Case for Folk Etymology.
Alaba, Olugoyega
Babel: International Journal of Translation, v27 n1 p17-20 1981
Uses examples of English-Yoruba translation to show that borrowing is a natural way of translating new concepts from source language into target language. Stresses importance of folk etymology in natural translation. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: African Languages, Code Switching (Language), English, Etymology, Tales, Translation, Yoruba
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria
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