This translation theory course is designed to meet the needs of students
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- Điều hướng trang này:
- Issues in Translation Studies
- WHAT IS TRANSLATION
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PART III Revision and Test 1. Revision exercises 2. Sample test
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Translartion, by dictionary definition consists of changing from one form to another, to turn into one’s own or anther language ( The Merriam- Webster Dictionary . 1974). Some authors have given the following different definitions of translation :
- Translation is the replacement of textual material in one language (source language) by equivalent textual material in another language (target language).
( JC Catford) - Translation is rendering the meaning of a text into another language in the way that the author intended the text. (Peter
Newmark)
As implied in the definitions above, translation is basically a change of form (which is usually referred to as the actual words, phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs etc., which are spoken or written).
In translation the form of the source language (the language of the text that is to be translated) is replaced by the form of the target language (the language of the translated text). The purpose of translation is to transfer the meaning of the source language (SL) into the target language (TL). This is done by going from the form of the first language to the form of a second language by way of semantic structure. It is meaning which is being transferred and must remain unchanged. Only the form changes. Moreover, translation not only involves understanding the general meaning of the communication, but calls upon the ability to understand the culture of the communication.
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