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Refelexivität

English translation: Reflexivity

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German term or phrase:Reflexivität
English translation:Reflexivity
Entered by: Jianming Sun

11:01 Nov 10, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
German term or phrase: Refelexivität
Der Roman gibt nicht nur die Sichtweise von Giyoung wieder, sondern schildert das Geschehen auch aus der Perspektive seiner Frau, seiner Tochter und der anderen an der Handlung beteiligten Personen. Als Leser kann man sich gut in die Charaktere hineinversetzen und die Motivationen für ihr Handeln nachvollziehen, was vor allem am hohen Grad der Refelexivität liegt, die der Autor Kim Young-ha durch sie zum Ausdruck bringt. Kein Charakter wird einseitig dargesellt oder ideologisch eingefärbt, vielmehr treten sie als Menschen in Erscheinung, die letztlich alle nach dem aus ihrer Sicht richtigen Handeln streben, aber immer wieder mit den Zwängen der Realität konfrontiert werden.
Jianming Sun
Local time: 02:10
Reflexivity
Explanation:
You can freely use this word.

Reflexivity refers to circular relationships between cause and effect. A reflexive relationship is bidirectional with both the cause and the effect affecting one another in a situation that does not render both functions causes and effects.
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Nikola Gizharovski
North Macedonia
Local time: 20:10
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3Reflexivity
Nikola Gizharovski
4reflexivity, reflexiveness
Nicola Wood
4reflexiveness and introspection/self-immersion
MarthaMariaC
4reflexivity
Emily Weidmann
4self-reflection
Edwin Miles
3relationships
grundmargi


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Reflexivity


Explanation:
You can freely use this word.

Reflexivity refers to circular relationships between cause and effect. A reflexive relationship is bidirectional with both the cause and the effect affecting one another in a situation that does not render both functions causes and effects.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflexivity_(social_theory)
Nikola Gizharovski
North Macedonia
Local time: 20:10
Native speaker of: Native in MacedonianMacedonian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thank you all for helping!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicola Wood: you were quicker
0 min
  -> I guess :) thank you.
agree  mill2
1 hr
neutral  Jim Tucker (X): This def. doesn't fit the context, which deals with the nature of a character in fiction.
2 hrs
agree  philgoddard: Jim is right. It means that a person's thoughts and ideas tend to be inherently biased, and are reflected in what they do and say.
2 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
reflexivity, reflexiveness


Explanation:
Looks like a typo for reflexivität, which is literally translated as reflexivity or reflexiveness. In the context the more simple reflection would also be an option

Nicola Wood
Austria
Local time: 20:10
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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reflexiveness and introspection/self-immersion


Explanation:
before you hound me: I know that I'm adding to the original text, but I believe this is what the authour meant in the first place. Reflexiveness alone will not guarantee a full, all-dimensional presentation of a character, and as such, more often than not, it is accompanied by introspection. Afterall, (s)he's talking about the "motives for the actions of the characters". By its very definition, a motive cannot be reflexive, since it is referring to a future occurrence. introspective, yes.

MarthaMariaC
Spain
Local time: 20:10
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
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reflexivity


Explanation:
the ability to reflect

Example sentence(s):
  • She had a high level of reflexivity.

    Reference: http://www.linguee.com
Emily Weidmann
Germany
Local time: 20:10
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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self-reflection


Explanation:
This is what I would have said. I'm not familiar with the book, but if we're talking about characters talking about their own emotions/motivations/thoughts, then self-reflection is what I'd use.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_self-reflection
    Reference: http://k6educators.about.com/od/professionaldevelopment/a/se...
Edwin Miles
Germany
Local time: 20:10
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
relationships


Explanation:
Regarding the content of the text, it is not necessary to use an exact equivalent to Refelexivität. The author wants to show how the motivations and actions of the characters are expressed by their mutual relationships.

grundmargi
Local time: 14:10
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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