The Translator as Communicator

register:
the set of features which
distinguishes one stretch of
language from another in
terms of variation in 
>
context
to do with the
language user (geographical
dialect, idiolect, etc.) and/or
language use (> 
field
or
subject matter, > 
tenor
or
level of formality and >
mode
or speaking vs.
writing).
relational process:
see 
transitivity
relevance as a maxim:
see 
the cooperative
principle
representative:
see 
illocutionary act
rheme:
see 
functional sentence
perspective
rhetorical purpose:
see 
text
scenario:
see 
schema
scene-setter:
see 
text structure
schema:
a global pattern representing
the underlying structure of a
text. A story schema or
scenario,
for example, may
consist of a setting and a
number of episodes, each of
which would include events
and reactions. Schema are
predominantly utilized in
putting together texts of the
> expository narrative
type.
script:
a global pattern realized by
units of meaning that consist
of events and actions related
to particular situations. For
example, a text may be
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structured around the
‘restaurant script’ which
represents our knowledge of
how restaurants work:
waitresses, cooks, tables
where customers sit, peruse
menus, order their meals and
pay the bill at the end. Scripts
are predominantly utilized in
putting together texts of the