Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
マタ引き
English translation:
a quote from a secondary source
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Apr 8, 2018 02:12
6 yrs ago
Japanese term
Australia
マタ引き
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Japanese to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Extract of quote maybe
I am guessing this is 'extract' for a quote from a book but have not been able to confirm. Any ideas?
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a quote from a secondary source
I had never heard of the expression but マタ probably means 又. I assume it means the quote is taken not directly from a primary source but from another source where the said quote is quoted.
If a book says "Mr. X said '....' ", and if you quote Mr.X from the book, then it is マタ引き.
https://guides.library.harvard.edu/HistSciInfo/secondary
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Note added at 1 hr (2018-04-08 03:18:36 GMT)
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The author may have mixed up with 孫引き（まごびき）.
https://kotobank.jp/word/孫引き-633975
The link below shows an example where 又引き is used where it should have been 孫引き.
http://tondemonai2.blog114.fc2.com/blog-entry-473.html#more
If a book says "Mr. X said '....' ", and if you quote Mr.X from the book, then it is マタ引き.
https://guides.library.harvard.edu/HistSciInfo/secondary
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Note added at 1 hr (2018-04-08 03:18:36 GMT)
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The author may have mixed up with 孫引き（まごびき）.
https://kotobank.jp/word/孫引き-633975
The link below shows an example where 又引き is used where it should have been 孫引き.
http://tondemonai2.blog114.fc2.com/blog-entry-473.html#more
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Comment: "This fits the context and is more accurate than 'extract' since the term was being used to refer to a quote by someone in a book authored by another person."
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