M.A. (Semester III) Examination, 2017
ENGLISH (PAPER VIII)
TRANSLATION STUDIES
Day Date: Saturday, 06-05-2017 Max. Marks: 50
Time: 02.30 PM to 04.30 PM
N.B. All questions are compulsory.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct
alternative.
10
translated the original German poem 'The Solution' into
English.
Michael Brecht Mickael Hamburger
Bertolt Hamburger Bertolt Brecht
Why is Aphrodite angry at Hippolytus?
He is in love with herb He sees her bathing
He refuses to worship her He has deceived her
When Sakharamdrives away Laxmi from his house, she goes to

Chimkhada Amalner
Amrawati Pune
Which goddess appears in the Prologue of Hippolytus?
Athena Demeter
Artemis Aphrodite
Who translated Sakharam Binder?
Gauri Deshpande b)Sashi Deshpande
Kumud Mehta and Shanta Gokhale Priya Adarker
Phaedra's letter accuses Hippolytus of
Raping her Wooing her
Failing to worship Aphrodite Ignoring her
How does the poet in Defiance against Force find the eyes of
his countrymen?
With laughter Without laughter
With eagerness With tears
Who is the king of Troezen?
Oedipus Pittheus
Theseus Hippolytus
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SLR-P 199
Interlingual translation is also called
Transmutation Translation proper
Transfer Rewording
10) In the global village of today, English is considered as
Standard dialect Pidgin
Lingua franca Creole
Q.2 Write short answer [Any five]: 10
What is the solution for the workers' uprising in Berlin?
Describe in short David Diop's love for Africa?
How does David Diop's bring out the racial discrimination in the
poem Africa?
Write in brief on Bernard Dadie's views on the lines of our
hands.
Describe poet's dream of a dead lady.
Write in brief on the theme of Your Presence.
Describe the relationship between the husband and river
merchant's wife.
Q. 3 Write short notes any 06
Literary translation.
Main types of Translation by Roman Jacobson.
Describe Translation studies.
Write short-notes on any two of the following: 04
Write in brief on inter lingual translation.
What is the role of translation in the Indian context?
How does the knowledge of stylistics help the translator in
his task?
Q.4 Draw the character sketch of Sakharam Binder in the play. 10
OR
Write a detailed note on the theme of 'jealousy and revenge'
in Hippolytus.
Q.5 Discuss the three kinds of translations as given by Roman
Jacobson in his Lingustic Aspects of Translation.