Proceedings - Translation Concepts

MuTra2005 – Challenges of Multidimensional Translation: Conference Proceedings
Brigitte Horn-Helf
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4.3 Types of figures
Pictures and sketches as classified. by Horn-Helf (2004:297) are the main types of figures
found in user brochures for Japanese products. To illustrate the differences between these two
types, an example of each type is given in Fig. 11.
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Figure 11: Classification examples: Fig 11a: “picture” (LH), Fig 11b: “sketch” (RH) 8
According to this classification, a picture is a drawing (as opposed. to a photograph) which
gives the impression of being realistic despite the abstraction of some details. The picture is a
non-orthographic projection which gives it spatial depth; shading is sometimes applied. to
enhance the sense of realism.
A sketch is a line or outline drawing (which Ballstaed.t 1996:198 calls a “Strich- oder
Umrisszeichnung”) where only forms and contours are preserved.. The key difference
between a sketch and a picture is dimensionality. A sketch is a 2D front view of an object's
8 Reproduced. by kind permission of AEG Hausgeräte GmH (LH illustration) and EFS Hausgeräte GmH – EBD,
FORON und Seppelfricke – (RH illustration), respectively
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