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The Analysis of a TextThe Analysis of a Text
• a translatora translator• a linguist• a literary critic
Reading ST
1. Comprehension
2. Analysis
General reading
close reading
• EncyclopaediasEncyclopaedias• TextbooksTextbooks• Specialist papersSpecialist papers
Description
Function
Words out of contextWords out of context Words in contextWords in context
Chomsky and TTFrom Nida & Taber (1969:33)
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
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
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