donnach
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Hi,
There is a term I learned in credential school that I cannot remember but would like to. It describes the tendency to translate certain things certain ways from one language to another. For instance, in Japanese mass nouns (from what I understand) are the norm, so oftentimes when Japanese people speak English, they have a tendency to drop the article in front of singular count nouns. The term describes this tendency.
Does anyone know what it is?
Thanks,
Donna
There is a term I learned in credential school that I cannot remember but would like to. It describes the tendency to translate certain things certain ways from one language to another. For instance, in Japanese mass nouns (from what I understand) are the norm, so oftentimes when Japanese people speak English, they have a tendency to drop the article in front of singular count nouns. The term describes this tendency.
Does anyone know what it is?
Thanks,
Donna