Mar 1, 2015 19:40
9 yrs ago
Swedish term

Associationsvärld

Swedish to English Social Sciences Philosophy
Man ska ge varje karaktär sitt eget sätt att prata, sitt personliga ordförråd och en egen associationsvärld.

Proposed translations

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2 hrs
Selected

world of associations

I hesitated when I first thought of this, but there is support in a search at the link.
Peer comment(s):

agree Donald Jacobson : If there is a psychoanalytic point of view on the part of the author, then this would be correct.
7 hrs
agree Deane Goltermann : This looks to be closer to the Swe term.
10 hrs
agree George Hopkins : Straight to the point
11 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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6 hrs

way of thinking

If it's not a technical term (or a term defined by the author and used in a particular technical sense within his or her philosophy), this should work fine enough.

However, if it is a technical term, you will probably need a more literal translation. In this regard, Charles' proposal is interesting (and could perhaps be clarified as "world of mental associations"). If it is a technical term, it is likely that the author is elsewhere using related words such as "associera" ("associate"), "associering" ("association") etc. and the relation between all these words should then, if possible, also be clear in the translation. For instance, it is difficult to see the philosophical relationship between the verb "to associate (x with y)" and "mental universe".
Peer comment(s):

agree Charlesp : Could be.
3 hrs
agree Mario Marcolin
22 hrs
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+3
1 hr

mental universe

Just an idea!

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Note added at 15 hrs (2015-03-02 11:13:22 GMT)
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Here's the quoted text with a bit more context - found by Googling. http://tinyurl.com/pskkju8
Peer comment(s):

agree Charles Ek : Not bad. It will be interesting to see whether our offerings are improved on!
8 mins
Thanks Charles!
agree Charlesp : Could be. Nice.
7 hrs
Thanks Charles!
agree Mario Marcolin
1 day 2 hrs
Thanks Mario!
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1 day 4 hrs

/world of/ connotations

a technical term from semantics
- with connotations particular to the individual in question
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