Transcription of Unique Paper Code: 12033904 Name of the Course: BA …
1 Unique Paper Code: 12033904 Name of the Course: BA Honours Name of the Paper : SEC - Translation Studies Semester: III Maximum Marks: 75 Duration: 3+1 Hours Instructions for Candidates: 1. Read the questions and instructions carefully. 2. This Paper contains a total of six questions out of which the student must answer any four. 3. Each question carries marks. 4. All answers are to be written in 400-600 words. 5. The maximum time allowed for the Paper is 3+1 hours of which 1 hour is given for downloading the question Paper , scanning and uploading the answer sheets.
2 Q 1. In order to be a good translator, one must have a strong cultural understanding of the source language and target language. Discuss with appropriate examples. ( ) Q 2. Code-switching and code-mixing are common practices in multilingual societies. Explain with examples. ( ) Q 3. What are some things a translator must keep in mind while translating advertisements? Explain with the example of a few advertisements. ( ) Q 4. A good translator is automatically a good interpreter. Evaluate this statement with respect to the similarities and differences between the two processes.
3 ( ) Q 5. (a). Translate the following passage into Hindi: ( ) What writers struggle to express through numerous newspaper columns, the cartoon manages in a pointed one-liner. Little wonder then, that the first thing most of us like to see when we pick up a newspaper is the cartoon. Simple though it may seem, making a cartoon is an art that requires a combination of hard work, training and a good sense of humour. Cartoonists say that the cartoons that make us laugh the most are in fact the cartoons that are hardest to make.
4 Even celebrated cartoonists like Laxman admit that making a cartoon is not a piece of cake. Laxman says he has to wait for over six hours, which includes spending a lot of time scanning newspapers and television channels before any idea strikes him. So how does one become a cartoonist? Which of us has the talent to make it? How can we make people smile or laugh? Most cartoonists come from art colleges, while some learn the craft on their own. Most established cartoonists are of the view that no institute can teach you to make a cartoon.
5 "You can pick up the craft, you may learn to sketch and draw in institutes, but no one can teach anyone how to make a good cartoon," says Uday Shanker, a cartoonist with Nav Bharat Times. While basics, like drawing and sketching can be learnt in an art college, and are important skills, these alone, do not make a good cartoonist. Because it's a question of one's creativity and sense of humour; two qualities one simply may not have. The advice established cartoonists give is that just because you can sketch, don't take it for granted that you will become a cartoonist.
6 (b). Find the closest Hindi equivalent for any five of the following proverbs/idioms: (10) i. killing two birds with one stone ii. being on cloud nine iii. strike while the iron is hot iv. a stitch in time saves nine v. one bitter, twice shy vi. blowing your own trumpet Q. 6. (a). Translate the following passage into English: ( ).
7 (b). Find the closest equivalent in English for any five of the following words: (10) i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi.
