The understanding desired is the same as the meaning of the original text. Instead the tester should use content questions. Return to Index Concordance Concordance is when a translator seeks to translate a word of the original by the same word in the target language wherever it occurs. Sometimes concordance reduces accuracy in translation, because it does not take into account the differing senses of meaning that a word has in varying contexts. Return to Index Construction Construction refers to any language form , or structure, in other words, some particular way that language parts relate to each other.
Linguists essentially use the terms construction, form, and structure as synonyms.
Return to Index Context Context refers to the environment or setting in which an utterance occurs. There are various contexts which are crucial for a translator to be aware of. The immediate linguistic context consists of words, phrases, and sentences which surround the utterance in question. This is discourse or textual context. The linguistic context also includes the situational context, that is, the social context in which the utterance was made.