SIL Mexico

A Search for Naturalness in Translated Material

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Smith, Joan
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Issue Date:
1987
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pages 101-6
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A discussion of how best to evaluate naturalness in written material for a mostly oral culture. The author argues that use of planned oral narrative discourse may be a feasible way of checking for naturalness of the written style in newly literate languages.
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Published
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Part of Series:
SIL Mexico Workpapers 9
Entry Number:
10853