Multiple choice

The critic who defines translation as the replacement of the source language text material by equivalent target language material is ________.

  1. Catford

  2. Croce

  3. Nida

  4. Paz
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Explanation

J.C. Catford is widely recognized for his linguistic approach to translation, defining it as the replacement of textual material in one language by equivalent material in another. This definition appears in his seminal work, A Linguistic Theory of Translation.

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