http://www.translationdirectory.com/article301.htm Literary Translation: Recent Theoretical Developments By Sachin Ketkar Lecturer in English SB Garda College‚ Navsari www.geocities.com/sachinketkar sachinketkar@yahoo.com Literary studies have always‚ explicitly or implicitly‚ presupposed a certain notion of `literariness ’ with which it has been able to delimit its domain‚ specify‚ and sanction its methodologies and approaches to its subject. This notion of `literariness ’ is crucial
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procedure is used as an effective way to deal with culturally-bound words/expressions‚ metaphors and images in translation. That is‚ the translator resorts to rewriting the SLT according to the characteristics of the TLT. Monia Bayar (2007)[16] argues that adaptation is based on three main procedures: cultural substitution‚ paraphrase and omission. Cultural substitution refers to the case where the translator uses equivalent words that are ready-made in the TL‚ and serve the same goal as those of
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Theories of Translation 1.Introduction Translation‚ oral or written‚ is probably as old as the spoken or written word. Throughout the ages‚ famous writers have tried their hand at ``the art of translating``. Translation is usually defined as the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by the means of an equivalent target-language text. It can be also described as an expression of a sense from one language to another as well as transmission of a written or spoken language
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easy and convenient to translate. Such segments of a text are known as units of translation. V.N.Komissarov uses the term “переводема” to refer to this notion. One of the foreign pioneers of the theory of translation J. Catford introduced the term ‘rank of translation’ in his book “A Linguistic Theory of Translation” (London 1965) which was used in a similar meaning. According to S.B. Tyulenev‚ the unit of translation should be termed translateme (транслатема) and defined as a combination of a linguistic
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Translation as a social phenomena Translation Problems in Modern Russian Society The development of trade and industry has always given rise to changes in the evolution of communities‚ bringing about new social forms and stratification of society. This in its turn accelerated the appearance of businesses and factories‚ arrival of new professions‚ and urbanization. Since the times of Perestroika (which was started in 1989 by Mikhail Gorbatchev) Russian society has been experiencing dramatic
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On Drama Translation Like their contemporary prose translators who were introducing Western fiction to China‚ budding dramatists were enthusiastic about bringing Western plays to the Chinese stage. The first play was staged in Japan from an adaptation of Lin Shu ’s translation of Uncle Tom ’s Cabin. A Chinese student in Japan named Li Shutong adapted the script. The play was put on by members of the Chun Liu (Spring Willow) Drama Society. Their performance marked a complete break from traditional
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Equivalence in Translation Introduction Dynamic equivalence‚ as a respectable principle of translation‚ has been around in the translation sector for a long time. It is the method whereby the translator ’s purpose is not to give a literal‚ word-for-word rendition but to transfer the meaning of the text as would be best expressed in the words of the receptor (native) language. In this paper‚ we will focus on the criteria necessary to qualify dynamic equivalence with special reference to Eugene
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Indirect Statement Alternative Assignment Nomen: TRANSLATION – 50 points: You may use William Whitaker’s Words as a resource to help you with unknown vocabulary. Do NOT use Google Translate or any other online translator! Once translated‚ list the following information: 1. Head verb (identify tense) 2. Subject of the indirect speech (identify the case of this noun) 3. Verb in the indirect speech (identify the tense and voice of the infintive) EXAMPLE: Caesar dicit milites ad Galliam iter facere
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Translation as a process Translating goes well beyond the mere univocal conversion of terms between two languages. A translator’s art is to transpose meaning from one culture to another‚ with a skillful choice of linguistic tools. A translator’s aptitude is rigorously measured on the basis of knowledge of the subject matter‚ ability to identify with the contents‚ accuracy and adherence to the source text. Translation memories‚ glossaries and style guides are essential work tools and are tailored
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Translation Techniques Direct Translation Techniques :- Direct Translation Techniques are used when structural and conceptual elements of the source language can be transposed into the target language. Direct translation techniques include: Borrowing Calque Literal Translation Borrowing Borrowing is the taking of words directly from one language into another without translation. Borrowed words are often printed in italics when they are considered to be "foreign". E.g. Cafeteria كافيتريا - supermarket
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