Questões de Inglês

Judge the following items based on the text above. Inter-semiotic translation can be said to be a translation between two different communication systems.

Judge the following item on translation and semiotics. The relationships between the different signs of a specific language are unique. However, such relationships can be identically reproduced during the translation process depending on the skills of the translator.

Judge the following items based on the text above. In the text, the word “disparate” (L.2) is the same as distinct.

Each of the following items offers a suggestion for a translation into Portuguese of some excerpts of the text above. If the proposed translation is accurate and acceptable label the item C (certo). Otherwise, label it E (errado). “The term ‘standard grammar’ is most typically associated with written language, and is usually considered to be characteristic of the recurrent usage of adult, educated native speakers of a language.” (L.1-4) — O termo “gramática padrão” é tipicamente associado com a linguagem escrita e é geralmente considerado característico do uso repetitivo falado pelo nativo adulto educado de uma língua.

Considering linguistics aspects of English, judge the following items. There is an ambiguity in the following excerpt: “The British Government makes little effort to tap European Community Funds for training women because they discriminate against men, according to the Department of Employment”.

Considering the text and the topics to which it refers, judge theitems below.

The word “rather” (L.25) can be correctly translated as da mesma forma.

Considering linguistics aspects of English, judge the following items. The sentence “The catching and eating of other animals is by no means the sole diet of a wild carnivore” is inaccurate and has defects which might easily be carried over into a translation.

Judge the following items, which offer a suggestion for a translation into Portuguese of passages in English. The passage “Sir Patrick Moore and his team of astronomers tell us what’s on view in the night sky. From comets to quasars, there is always something fascinating to discuss in the Universe.” can be correctly translated as Sir Patrick Moore e seu time de astrônomos nos dizem o que está em exibição no céu noturno. Tanto cometas quanto quasars sempre são algo fascinante para discutir sobre o Universo.

Based on the text, judge the items from 111 to 120. For the author, the act of translation is connected with philosophical issues which have a straightforward and easy explanation: “men speak different languages” (L.1-2).

Based on the text above, judge the following items. Two decades ago, CMC was not known by people other than those belonging to some elite government and academic research in the USA.

Based on the text above, judge the following items. The number of people with access to the Internet has now decreased.

Based on the text above, judge the items below. The word “hence” (L.6) means also.

Considering translation and some of the notions it envolves, judge the following items. Concerning translation, faithfulness and adequacy can be used interchangeably as they both refer to the same translation strategy.

Judge the following items, which refer to text tipology. Argumentative texts are types of text in which a thesis is cited and then extensively defended.

In the sentence “Bernard is now the best student at that college.”, “the best student” is a direct object.

Each of the following items offers a suggestion for a translation into Portuguese of some excerpts of the text above. If the proposed translation is accurate and acceptable label the item C (certo). Otherwise, label it E (errado). “Standard spoken English grammar will therefore be different from standard written English grammar in many respects if we consider ‘standard’ to be a description of the recurrent spoken usage of adult native speakers.” (L.16-19) — O padrão gramatical da língua inglesa oral será, no entanto, diferente do padrão escrito da gramática inglesa em muitos aspectos, se considerarmos como “padrão” a descrição do uso repetido da língua oral por falantes nativos adultos.

Each of the following items offers a suggestion for a translation into Portuguese of some excerpts of the text above. If the proposed translation is accurate and acceptable, label the item C (certo). Otherwise, label it E (errado). “The concepts of ‘style’ and ‘stylistic variation’ in language rest on the general assumption that within the language system, the same content can be encoded in more than one linguistic form.” (L.2-5) — Os conceitos de “estilo” e de “variação linguística” residem na hipótese geral de que, dentro de um sistema linguístico, o mesmo conteúdo pode ser decodificado em mais de uma forma linguística.