Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Explain why do you think Fawcett defines transposition as
English answer:
no - explain why you think Fawcett defines...
Added to glossary by
liz askew
Nov 4, 2008 18:53
15 yrs ago
English term
Explain why do you think Fawcett defines transposition as
English
Other
Linguistics
proofreading.
is this expression grammatically correct? thanks
Explain why do you think Fawcett defines transposition as a mechanical process whereby parts of speech "play musical chairs" when they are translated. Would you use this translation technique to render the highlighted sentence into Spanish?
is this expression grammatically correct? thanks
Explain why do you think Fawcett defines transposition as a mechanical process whereby parts of speech "play musical chairs" when they are translated. Would you use this translation technique to render the highlighted sentence into Spanish?
Change log
Nov 4, 2008 20:54: liz askew Created KOG entry
Responses
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Selected
no
It should read
Explain why you think Fawcett defines....
there should be no "do" in the sentence...
Explain why you think Fawcett defines....
there should be no "do" in the sentence...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "many thanks"
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21 mins
yes
Yes, this reads correctly. Tranposition is the change of grammar between the source language and target language, e.g. from a verb to a noun.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
cmwilliams (X)
: should be 'explain why you think...'
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| disagree |
Tony M
: No, Liz is right; the first part of the sentence reads wrongly, with the spurious 'do' — the misuse of do is such a common mistake that often betrays a non-native speaker/writer.
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