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German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | | German term or phrase: Aussagefunktion | das Verhältnis von Inhalt und Aussagefunktion der Novellen ......
(about Boccaccio's stories) |
|  Armorel YoungKudoZ activityQuestions: 374 (none open) ( 9 closed without grading) Answers: 3187
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| | message | Explanation:
the relationship between the content and the message presented by the novellas
It seems to me that Funktion needn't be translated. |
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 11:32
| Grading comment That's the word I was looking for - "what the story is trying to say". Thank you.
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5 mins confidence:   message
Explanation:
the relationship between the content and the message presented by the novellas
It seems to me that Funktion needn't be translated.
| Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 11:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 201
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| | Grading comment | That's the word I was looking for - "what the story is trying to say". Thank you. |
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8 mins confidence:
4 mins confidence: message
Explanation:
is what Langenscheidt offers for "künstlerische Aussage", but perhaps too colloquial for your context...
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Note added at 21 mins (2004-08-10 15:02:08 GMT)
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is this a question of form versus substance?
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