What “the Semantic Sieve” Determines in the Process of Translation
- Authors: Boasiako A.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Department of Modern Languages, University of Ghana
- Issue: Vol 17, No 2 (2020)
- Pages: 176-195
- Section: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TRANSLATION
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/2618-897X/article/view/324507
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.22363/2618-897X-2020-17-2-176-195
- ID: 324507
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“Semantics is meaning communicated through language” (Saeed I.J.). Semantics is the study of relationship between words and their meanings; it is directly linked with the conceptual meaning of words, and the associative meaning. Semantic sieve as a concept is an innovative phenomenon. This linguistic phenomenon is a process whereby a word is dispersed through a semantic tunnel which in some cases produces different meaning. This is explained through different models. The ‘semantic sieve’ is related to translation, where the deep structure of words differs from the surface structure. There are some concepts and words in Akan and English that are absent in Russian, others are known in Akan but virtually absent in the English language.
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About the authors
Albert Antwi Boasiako
Department of Modern Languages, University of Ghana
Author for correspondence.
Email: aaboasiako@ug.edu.gh
Doctor of Modern Languages Department of University of Ghana
P O Box LG 207, LegonReferences
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