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Default Re: text analysis in translation process

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Originally Posted by thanhmai View Post
Could you tell me the importance of analysing text in translation process? How many steps should I follow in analysing a text?


Understanding the context is essential. But I couldn't put a number on it. Suppose I said '187'. Would that be a better answer than '5'? If there's a magic formula, I'd like to know it; but the only advice I can give doesn't involve numbers.

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