Cross-cultural Translation Studies as Thick Translation Theo Hermans (University College London) 1 Aristotle Let me begin with two specific examples. Both will have a familiar ring. I do not intend to discuss either example in any detail. They merely serve to illustrate‚ however briefly‚ the kind of problem I am trying to address. My first case concerns Aristotle‚ and more particularly John Jones’ book On Aristotle and Greek Tragedy (1962‚ 1971). In the history of readings‚ of interpretations‚
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Teaching Cohesion in Translation (Applied Linguistics) By Haitham Ghazi Al- Mashkoor University of Baghdad College of Education for Women English Department Introduction Language is an expression of culture and individuality of its speakers. It influences the way the speakers perceive the world. This principle has a far-reaching implication fro translation. If language influences thought and culture‚ it means that ultimate translation is impossible. The opposite point of view‚ however
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(Process of Acquisition of Translation Competence and Evaluation) has been carrying out holistic‚ empirical-experimental research into translation competence and its acquisition in written translation. Data have been collected on both the translation process and the translation product in inverse and direct translations involving six language combinations: English‚ French and German - Spanish and Catalan. The decision to include data on both inverse and direct translation was made in order to determine
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Pinatubo eruption‚ which climaxed with nine hours of eruption on June 15‚ 1991. On June 15‚ millions of tons of sulfur dioxide were discharged into the atmosphere‚ resulting in a decrease in the temperature worldwide over the next few years. The human impacts of the disaster are staggering. In addition to the up to 800 people who lost their lives‚ there was almost one half of a billion dollars in property and economic damage. The economy of central Luzon was horribly disrupted. In 1991‚ the volcano
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lexicography in general—occupy a secondary position in Translation Studies: [...] dictionary consultation is a major component of the research phase of translation. However‚ [...] the role of dictionaries and dictionary use in this phase and‚ indeed all translation phases‚ is underestimated and even denigrated. (Roberts‚ 1997) It seems self-evident that dictionary consultation constitutes an important stage in the process of translation. Dictionaries provide translators with valuable information
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The Grammar Translation Method The Grammar translation method‚ or classical method started when people wanted to read literature written in the target language. Its focus was on grammatical rules‚ the memorization of vocabulary and of various declensions and conjugations‚ translations of texts‚ doing written exercises. Rules of grammar‚ not the language itself‚ are all important. Verb declensions are set out tables‚ vocabulary lists to be learned‚ leading to translation from mother tongue into
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Destiny guide me always Destiny find me filled with reverence pure in word and deed. Great laws tower above us‚ reared on high born for the brilliant vault of heaven— Olympian Sky their only father‚ nothing mortal‚ no man gave them birth‚ 960 their memory deathless‚ never lost in sleep: within them lives a mighty god‚ the god does not grow old. Pride breeds the tyrant . violent pride‚ gorging‚ crammed
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The Grammar - Translation Method[1] Introduction As the names of some of its leading exponents suggest (Johann Seidenstucker‚ Karl Plotz‚ H. S. Ollendorf‚ and Johann Meidinger)‚ Grammar translation was the offspring of German scholarship[2]‚ the object of which according to one of its less charitable critics‚ was "to know everything about something rather than the thing itself" (W. H. D. llouse‚ quoted In Kelly 1969: 53). Grammar Translation was in fact first known in the United States
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Itaque vocatis ad se undique mercatoribus‚ Therefore after having called up to him the merchants from all parts‚ neque quanta esset insulae magnitudo neither what was the size of the island neque quae aut quantae nationes incolerent‚ nor what or how numerous were the nations which inhabited it‚ neque quem usum belli haberent nor what system of war they followed aut quibus institutis uterentur‚ nor what customs they used‚ neque qui essent ad maiorem navium multitudinem
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PRACTICE OF TRANSLATION DIFFICULTIES IN TRANSLATING MOVIE TITLES Presented by the student of the group FL42 M.O. Zaremba Supervised by the senior lecturer of AL Department V. I. Holtvyan Lviv 2014 Table of contents: Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………..3 Chapter One: Translation as the Possibility of Understanding the Art of Film Titles 1.1. The Power of Film Translation…………………………………………………………………6 1.2. Types and History of Film Translation………………………………………………………
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