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Text vs Skopos - What's the difference?

text | skopos |

As nouns the difference between text and skopos

is that text is while skopos is (skopos).

text

English

Noun

  • A consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
  • A book, tome or other set of writings.
  • (colloquial) A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones; an SMS text message.
  • (computing) Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text (often contrasted with binary data ).
  • A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
  • Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.; topic; theme.
  • A style of writing in large characters; text-hand; also, a kind of type used in printing.
  • German text

    Derived terms

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    Verb

  • To send a text message to; to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.
  • Just text me when you get here.
  • To send (a message) to someone by SMS.
  • I'll text the address to you as soon as I find it.
  • To send and receive text messages.
  • Have you been texting all afternoon?
  • To write in large characters, as in text hand.
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  • , year=2009 , year_published= , edition= , editor= , author=Lain Fenlon , title=Early Music History: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Music , chapter= citation , genre=Music , publisher=Cambridge University Press , isbn=9780521746540 , page= p. 223 , passage=The basic plan is simple. For the first two phrases the texted' line is above the '''untexted'''; for the next two, bring us to the midpoint cadence, the '''texted''' line is for the most part lower; and the in the second half the ' texted material starts lower, moves into the upper position and finally occupies the bottom range again. }}

    Synonyms

    * (to send a text message to) message, SMS (UK)

    skopos

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (translation studies) The function of a written or spoken text, especially in the context of translating and interpreting.
  • * 1995 , Paul Kussmaul, Training The Translator , John Benjamins Publishing Co, p. 68:
  • The topic of the novel is the typical way of life of the well-to-do British middle and upper classes, and the setting within the British culture is thus of great importance. The Skopos , to use Vermeer's term, is to translate the text as being firmly embedded within the British culture.
  • * 2005 , Andrew Chesterman, Training For The New Millennium , edited by Martha Tennent, John Benjamins Publishing Co, p. 196:
  • [A]s with the skopos approach, a translator can have some idea of the intended effect, and translate accordingly, i.e. in a maximally relevant way.

    Derived terms

    * Skopostheorie * Skopos theory

    Anagrams

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