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Funktionalisierbarkeit

English translation: (functional) versatility

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German term or phrase:	vielseitige Funktionalisierbarkeit
English translation:	(functional) versatility
Entered by:	Gert Sass (M.A.)

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15:52 Mar 12, 2009

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Art/Literary - Philosophy

German term or phrase: Funktionalisierbarkeit

Context: "...die Figur der Ekphrasis gerät in doppelter Weise in den Blick: hinsichtlich ihrer Bedeutung für die Inszenierung von Literarizität und hinsichtlich ihrer Tradition in der englischen Literatur bei Chaucer, in der englischen und mittelschottischen Literatur des 15. und frühen 16. Jahrhunderts sowie in der Literatur der Shakespeare-Zeit. In ihrer vielseitigen **Funktionalisierbarkeit** dient die Ekphrasis der repräsentationstheoretischen Reflexion, als Waffe im Wettstreit der Künste und als narratologisches Strukturelement. "

I was initially just going to use functionality but the normal translation for that is of course Funktionalität; also found Funktionsfähigkeit here in Kudoz translated as functionability and think it might fit in this context, need specific, academic terms (e.g. literaricity which only gets 100 odd google hits and few of those are UK)
Would be interested in you comments!

orla KudoZ activity Questions: 21 (1 open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 37 Germany
Local time: 14:14

(functional) versatility

Explanation:
meaning that ekphrasis can fulfill a multitude of (different) purposes / literary functions, as described in further detail in your text

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Gert Sass (M.A.)
Local time: 14:14

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Thanks to everyone, hard to decide! Functionalizbility probably is perfect for this kind of text but I cant quite bring myself to use it so something like this seems like a good solution! thanks again O
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(functional) versatility

Gert Sass (M.A.)

usability

Sibylle de Schmidt

applicability

lirka

manifold choices at [bringing about] functionality

gangels

Discussion entries: 2

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1 hr confidence:

applicability

Explanation:
would be my choice, but I am not a philosopher, I'm an MD

lirka
Local time: 08:14
Native speaker of:

English,

Slovenian

1 hr confidence:

usability

Explanation:
I found the german phrase "Funktionalisierbarkeit der Medizin für politische Ziele" and it reminds me of ability to use/abuse something

Sibylle de Schmidt
Netherlands
Local time: 14:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German

5 hrs confidence:

manifold choices at [bringing about] functionality

Explanation:
but in philosophical parlance, artificial word constructs are fairly common, so 'functionalizability' may fit

gangels
Local time: 06:14
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German

7 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

(vielseitige) Funktionalisierbarkeit

(functional) versatility

Explanation:
meaning that ekphrasis can fulfill a multitude of (different) purposes / literary functions, as described in further detail in your text

Gert Sass (M.A.)
Local time: 14:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 16

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Mar 18, 2009 - Changes made by Gert Sass (M.A.):
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