Utterances count as ‘metrically’ structured stretches, within which syllables have varying degrees of prominence

conversional conventions are used to alter the phonic/graphic shape of the ST name bringing it more in line with TL patterns of pronunciation and spelling.

words whose literal meanings are identical in range.

making up for the loss of a particular effect found at a given place in the ST by creating a corresponding effect at an earlier or later place in the TT

This level is concerned both with relations between sentences and with relations between larger units: paragraphs, stanzas, chapters, volumes and so on.

She had a baby - She had a baby girl

The degree to which a text hangs together

A foot is a conventional group of stressed and/or unstressed syllables occurring in a specific order

a pattern of words having an associative common denominator, a pattern which nurtures the theme and message of the text with greater intensity

Relating to or being the communicative effect (such as commanding or requesting) of an utterance

Techniques of making up for the loss of important ST features through replicating ST effects approximately in the TT by means other than those used in the ST.

the replacement of previously used words and phrases by elements such as pronouns or adverbs that refer back to them