Anthropologist Laura Bohannan Discovered in Her Attempt to Translate a Classic

question 16

Multiple Choice

Anthropologist Laura Bohannan discovered in her attempt to translate a classic text from English literature that:

• A) an underlying universal grammar that all humans share facilitated her work.
• B) the landscape of the Nigerian village shaped the folklore of the inhabitants.
• C) accurate translation of Shakespeare is best accomplished through sign language.
• D) the meaning of the story became lost as the original meanings of the English words could not be easily translated.
• E) it is straightforward to translate stories across different languages.

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