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Old 22-Sep-2007, 04:16
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Default Re: linguistics theory in translation

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Originally Posted by eperson View Post
Hello, everyone. I would like to raise a question:

Why is it not advisable to take too much for linguistics theory in translation?

Thank you.
Because language is not purely structural. Linguistic theories are not totally useless, but too narrow for translation, as translation is much more than just linguistics.
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