Jul 27, 2006 10:46
17 yrs ago
Portuguese term
pode ou não
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Linguistics
Nouns
ORIGINAL
Com isso considera-se que o nome pode ou não receber a marcação de posse e ser considerado como gramaticalmente aceitável. Abaixo segue uma distribuição de itens lexicais com referência à freqüência de uso da marcação de posse.
TRANSLATION
Bearing this in mind, consider that whether or not the noun receives possessive marking does not relate to its grammatical acceptability. The table below outlines the distribution of lexical elements with reference to frequency of possessive marking use.
>> I think my translation is a bit too wordy or unnecessarily complex. Any ideas for simplication or to make it less bulky? I've been reading this stuff for too long and now it is hard to think in clear terms! :)
Com isso considera-se que o nome pode ou não receber a marcação de posse e ser considerado como gramaticalmente aceitável. Abaixo segue uma distribuição de itens lexicais com referência à freqüência de uso da marcação de posse.
TRANSLATION
Bearing this in mind, consider that whether or not the noun receives possessive marking does not relate to its grammatical acceptability. The table below outlines the distribution of lexical elements with reference to frequency of possessive marking use.
>> I think my translation is a bit too wordy or unnecessarily complex. Any ideas for simplication or to make it less bulky? I've been reading this stuff for too long and now it is hard to think in clear terms! :)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | may, but does not necessariliy, [receive...] |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 5 +4 | may or may not |
Aoife Kennedy
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| 3 +1 | whether or not... |
BelkisDV
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Proposed translations
+4
18 mins
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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may, but does not necessariliy, [receive...]
"...the noun may, but does not necessarily, receive the possessive marker...
The same thing goes for the rule that you're interested in: that the noun part rather than the modifier should **receive the plural -s marker**. ...
itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/003195.html -
The same thing goes for the rule that you're interested in: that the noun part rather than the modifier should **receive the plural -s marker**. ...
itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/003195.html -
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
8 mins
whether or not...
the noun is considered a 'possessive' is not relevant to its grammatical acceptability. The following lexical table outlines the distribution elements concerning the frequency usage of 'possesives'.
How's that?
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-07-27 10:55:52 GMT)
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(or "bears no relevance to its grammatical acceptability".)
How's that?
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-07-27 10:55:52 GMT)
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(or "bears no relevance to its grammatical acceptability".)
+4
35 mins
Aoife Kennedy
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
may or may not
:)
Peer comment(s):
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Kemper Combs
34 mins
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Thanks, Kember :)
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Paul Dixon
: My preference.
1 hr
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Thanks :)
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Neil Stewart
2 hrs
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Thanks :)
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Marcelo González
3 hrs
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Thanks :)
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