source text

noun

source text

noun

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences, Translation studies The original text from which a translation is done into another language.

[S]tudents in their first year believe that source text and target text should be identical in content, that the TT should be a reproduction of the ST in another language, and that the TT should read well and be understandable.2004, Christina Schäffner, edited by Kirsten Malmkjær, Translation in Undergraduate Degree Programmes, John Benjamins Publishing Co, page 119:

Related terms: source language

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