Lingua Inglese - Ls 1 Mod. A 2009/2010

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Translation Task  1

Consider the Use the Genoa flood risk Text (PDF file uploaded on 12.03.). Consider possible cultural values and aspects of lexico-grammar that would need to be taken into consideration in producing and effective English language translation of the information sheet.

Areas you might want to concentrate on are linguistic register, lexical cohesion, superordinator-hyponym relations and other sense relations in the text.

Consider the kinds of sources and resources that will help you deal with the abivementioned aspects of the translation task.

Brief:

Genoa City Council which is responsible for administrating an area which is regularly prone to flooding, has decided to translate the following information sheet into a number of languages for visitors, foreign residents and the growing immigrant population. One of the languages chosen is English. On the basis of your analysis produce a translation of the first two paragraphs.