Filler Flashcards
1
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Fillers
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- words that have little lexical meaning, but have a rather important semantic function
> can be uses to emphasize, express unexpected contrast and qualify meaning
> e.g.: aber, auch, doch, eben, ja, mal, noch, nur, schon, sogar, etc.
2
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Strategies to deal with translating German fillers into English
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- Stress
- Tag
- Comment
- Lexical expansion
- Modal verb
- Aspect Switch
- (Omission)
3
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Stress
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- do, does, and their negatives can be used
- e.g: You do play football well.
4
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Example: Stress
Sie arbeitet ja viel.
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She does work a lot.
5
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Tag
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- Used often in dialogue
- e.g.: You play football well, don’t you?
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Example: Tag
Das macht doch gar keinen Sinn.
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That does not make any sense, does it?
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Comment
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- You may not use ‘I must say’ on your exam!
- e.g.: You play football well. I must say.
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Example: Comment
Du kannst eben die Dinge nicht ändern
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You can’t change things. It’s just the way it is.
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Lexical expansion
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- This is often an adverbial or adverbial phrase.
- e.g.: You certainly play football well.
10
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Example: Lexical expansion
Sie sind ja schon zu hause.
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They are for sure already at home.
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Modal verb
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- Careful! You might end up changing the meaning, which is a big no-no in translation!
- e.g.: You can play football well.
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Example: Modal verb
Halt meine Cola eben für mich.
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Could you please hold my coke.
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Aspect switch
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- Careful! You must keep the normal tense/ aspect rules!
- e.g.: You’re playing football well.
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Example: Aspect switch
Sie arbeitet ja viel.
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She is working a lot.
15
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(Omission)
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- Yes, this is possible, but not in this course!
- E.g.: You play football well.
