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Chapter 3 – The Analysis of a

Text

KHEMARAK UNIVERSITY

KUBasic Translation

MethodsYear 3 - Semester 1

Basic Translation Methods

Year 3 - Semester 1

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• a translator• a linguist• a literary critic

Reading ST

1. Comprehension

2. Analysis

General reading

close reading

• Encyclopedias• Textbooks• Specialist papers

Description

Function

Words out of context Words in context

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Translation theories

• Most TT is: – Product-orientated – focuses the translation– Function-orientated – examines the context and

purpose of the translation– Process-orientated – analyses the psychology of

translation and process• But usually has elements of all three

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Partial theories of translation

• Medium restricted – man or machine?• Area restricted – specific languages/cultures• Rank-restricted – word/sentence/text• Text-type restricted –different genres• Time-restricted – historical view• Problem-restricted – specific problems, e.g

equivalence

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Newmark (1981)• Semantic / communicative translation at level of:– Transmitter/addressee focus– Culture– Time and origin– Relation to ST– Use of form of SL– Form of TL– Appropriateness– Criterion for evaluation

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