target text

noun

target text

noun

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences, Translation studies The finished product of a translated text.

[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: target language

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