Italian: calco linguisticoEnglish translation: calque / loan translation 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Italian term or phrase: | calco linguistico | | English translation: | calque / loan translation | | Entered by: | David Russi |
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Art/Literary - Linguistics / Linguistics-translation | | Italian term or phrase: calco linguistico | Qualcuno può aiutarmi? Non dispongo di dizionari specialistici e il Web non aiuta.
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| | | calque / loan translation | Explanation:
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A calque is a technical term in linguistics, another name for a loan translation. The usual meaning of calque is 'a compound word or expression formed by the literal translation of each element of the compound from another language'. A clear example is the English word superman, which is derived from the German word Übermensch, coined by Nietzsche from German über 'above' and Mensch 'man'. A normal borrowing would simply take the German word into English in its German form; a calque translates the elements. |
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| calque / loan translation
Explanation:
From the link below:
A calque is a technical term in linguistics, another name for a loan translation. The usual meaning of calque is 'a compound word or expression formed by the literal translation of each element of the compound from another language'. A clear example is the English word superman, which is derived from the German word Übermensch, coined by Nietzsche from German über 'above' and Mensch 'man'. A normal borrowing would simply take the German word into English in its German form; a calque translates the elements.
Reference: http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19971022
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