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Background Information


Information acquired through preliminary reading on a topic, usually in sources such as encyclopedias or dictionaries, which provides the researcher with an overview of a topic. (Unit 2>Starting Yo [..]
Source: usg.edu

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Information about the land, people, history, government, and other characteristics of an area. Background information helps to focus research in the most appropriate types of records for a given area [..]
Source: familysearch.org

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Background Information


Information relating to the subject matter of the source text
Source: trans-k.co.uk

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Background Information


Information relating to the source text that helps the translator perform the translation with more accuracy and in context using the correct style and tone. It will provide extra facts about the subject matter, the context, the audience and terminoloy. Examples include previously translated documents, glossaries with terminology, definitions, etc.
Source: globalconnects.com (offline)





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