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    Supports→Reading a translation inevitably remains only a poor second best to reading the original text.

    Even the optimal translation approach cannot reproduce holistic aspects of meaning—the several related usages of a given word, the systems of related words and concepts, and the distinctive grammar of the language.

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    Holistic(describing Kagan's method of evaluating value)
    An approach that focuses on the whole picture or complete situation rather than breaking things down into separate parts.
    grammar (distinctive)(as used in philosophy of language)
    The unique rules and structures that a particular language uses to arrange words and express ideas, which can't always be matched in other languages.
    semantics / meaning systems(as used in philosophy of language)
    The web of related words and ideas that give a word its full significance; how words connect to other concepts in a language.

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    translation approach(as used in philosophy of language)
    A method or strategy for converting words and ideas from one language into another while trying to preserve their original meaning.
    usages (in linguistics)(as used in language and meaning)
    The different ways a word is actually used and understood in real situations—for example, 'bank' can mean a riverbank or a financial institution.

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    (j) Even this optimal approach to translation has severe limitations, however. In particular, it will often be impossible to reproduce the holistic aspects of meaning—the several related usages of a given word, the systems of related words/concepts, and the distinctive grammar of the language. And since these holistic features are internal to a word’s meaning, this will entail a shortfall in the communication of its meaning by the translation. Reading a translation therefore inevitably remains o

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