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Introduction to the AAT

revised May 2019 For educational purposes

Coined Terms & Loan Words

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In general: Do not coin a new term by translating from the other language

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E.g., do not invent a translated English

deceive-

the-eye

for the

French

trompe-l'oeil

trompe-l'oeil (record-preferred, C,U,D,

English-P, French-P)

John Frederick Peto, T

he Poor Man's Store;

1885, Oil on canvas and panel/wood, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Gi

ft of Maxim Karolik for

the M. and M. Karolik C

ollection of American

Paintings, 1815–1865, 1962, 35 1/2 x 25 5/8 in. (90.2 x 65.1 cm)

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All descriptors in the AAT must have warrant from multiple authorized sources in the language (English)

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Do not coin D, AD, or UF

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You may construct Guide Terms

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Official translating projects may coin terms under certain conditions (see below)

Patricia Harpring © 2019 J. Paul Getty Trust. For educational purposes only. Do not distribute.

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Loan words are terms borrowed from other languages that have become naturalized in English

lits à la duchesse

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mihrabs

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sotto in su

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Schnitzaltars

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Rathäuser

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May be both preferred English and preferred other language (French)