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CCSG_Translation_Chapters



Translation is the process of expressing the sense of words or phrases from one

language into another. It is also known as one type of asking the same questions

and translating (ASQT) as discussed in Questionnaire Design (where we also

discuss asking different questions (ADQ) and its correspondence to Adaptation).

Another type of ASQT is decentering (See Questionnaire Design). Given that the

former approach is more commonly used in cross-cultural research, in this

chapter, we mainly focus on translation from one language to another.

Following terminology used in the translation sciences, this chapter distinguishes

between "source languages" used in "source questionnaires" and "target

languages" used in "target questionnaires." The language translated out of is the

source language; the language translated into is the target language.