Effective Linking Words and Phrases for Writing

Posted by on Mar 4, 2025 in Translation and Interpreting | 0 comments

Useful expressions and linking words/phrases

Listing Points

  • Firstly, First of all, In the first place, To begin/start with
  • Secondly, Thirdly, Finally

Listing Advantages

  • One/Another/A further/An additional (major) advantage of… is …
  • The main/greatest/first advantage of… is …

Listing Disadvantages

  • One/Another/ A further/An additional (major) disadvantage/drawback of…
  • The main/greatest/most serious/first disadvantage /drawback of…
  • Another negative aspect of…

Introducing Points/Arguments

  • One (very
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Mastering English Grammar: Verb Forms, Clauses, Conditionals, and More

Posted by on Feb 21, 2025 in Translation and Interpreting | 0 comments

English Grammar Essentials

Verb Forms

Verb + to-infinitive: afford, agree, aim, appear, arrange, attempt, choose, consent, decide, demand, deserve, fail, hesitate, hope, hurry, learn, manage, neglect, offer, omit, plan, prepare, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, tend, threaten, volunteer, wait, wish, would like/love/prefer.

The following verbs + to-infinitive always have an object: dare, encourage, force, invite, order, persuade, remind, teach, tell, warn.

The following verbs + to-infinitive stems have

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Von Wilpert’s Translation Theory: A Comprehensive Analysis

Posted by on Feb 19, 2025 in Translation and Interpreting | 0 comments

Von Wilpert’s Translation Theory

Von Wilpert defines translation as the transfer of written work between languages, both living and dead (e.g., Punic or Latin). While Latin remains a living language, Punic is not. Translating from a dead language to another is possible, but its benefits may be limited. The purpose of translation is to benefit those who do not speak the original language, encompassing translations from dead or living languages, dialects, and variants (e.g., Shakespearean English to

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Linking Adverbials in Academic Writing

Posted by on Feb 1, 2025 in Translation and Interpreting | 0 comments

Listing Points

  • First of all, to start with, to begin with,
  • Firstly, secondly, thirdly, …
  • Finally, lastly, last, last but not least
  • In the first place, in second place
  • Then, next

Adding Information, Emphasizing

  • Additionally, in addition
  • As well as, besides (this)
  • Also, again
  • More important, on top of that
  • Moreover, what is more
  • Furthermore, apart from this
  • Similarly, in the same way
  • In particular, specifically
  • Not only X but also Y
  • To make matters worse
  • As a matter of fact, in fact
  • Another important aspect of X
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Understanding Sentence Structure and Word Formation

Posted by on Jan 30, 2025 in Translation and Interpreting | 0 comments

Subordination

Subordinated clauses can be classified as:

  • Substantive (that is, who, what, when, where, how)
  • Adjective (which, who, where, whose, how, when)
  • Adverbial
    • Proper:
      • Location: where, whither
      • Time: when, as, then, as soon as, after, before, until, every time
      • Manner: as
    • Improper:
      • Finals: so that, for
      • Causals: because, since
      • Concessive: but, despite that, even if, although
      • Conditional: if, in the case that, provided that, unless
      • Comparative:
        • Superiority: more than, more… than
        • Equality: both… like, so..
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