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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Metaphor and translation: some implications of a cognitive approach ¨ Christina Schaffner* School of Languages and European Studies‚ Aston University‚ Aston Triangle‚ Birmingham B4 7ET‚ UK Received 5 June 2003; received in revised form 12 September 2003; accepted 8 October 2003 Abstract Metaphor has been widely discussed within the discipline of Translation Studies‚ predominantly with respect to translatability and transfer methods. It has been argued that metaphors can become a translation problem
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Compare and Contrast of Bible Translations: If we look at the fourth line at the NIV and NASB translations‚ you will notice they are almost exactly the same‚ the only difference being that the NIV translation is referring to your door as the NASB translation is referring to the door. In the NIV and NKJB translations they are referring to something completely different‚ one is crouching and the other is lying. In the rest of the verses they are all talking about how sin is waiting for you but in different
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paraphrased into Chinese according to the context. The translation of medical terms should not only be accurate‚ but should also be concise‚ easy to understand and avoid being ambiguous. Article One: Blockade of Lymphocyte Chemotaxis in Visceral Graft-versus-Host Disease 1. Graft-versus-host Disease: Graft means any transplanted or implanted organ or tissue in English‚ in Chinese language‚ graft can be translated as “移植器官”. The term “versus” in English means the situation in which two sides are against
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view of literal translation might be that it consists in the one for one substitution of the word forms of the target language for the word forms of the source language.This is what normally meant by the term "literal translation".Yet ‚ this view is unrealistic.Literal translation‚ also known as direct translation‚ is the rendering of text from one language to another "word-for-word" (Latin: "verbum pro verbo") rather than conveying the sense of the original. Literal translations thus commonly mis-translate
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UNDERSTANDING COOPERATIVE: PURPOSES AND ITS PECULIARITIES By: JOSEPHINE P. YOPO‚ CPA‚ MBA And ORLANDO A. FERNANDEZ‚ CPA‚ LLB‚ MBA-TEP On July 28‚ 2008‚ Republic Act 9520 AN ACT AMENDING THE COOPERATIVE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES TO BE KNOWN AS THE “PHILIPPINE COOPERATIVE CODE OF 2008” AN ACT AMENDING THE COOPERATIVE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES TO BE KNOWN AS THE “PHILIPPINE COOPERATIVE CODE OF 2008” was promulgated. It is the declared policy of the State to foster the creation and growth of cooperatives
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One of the key issues in recent translation theories has been on whether translation should domesticate or foreignize the source text. Venuti (1995) defines domesticating translation as a replacement of the linguistic and cultural difference of the foreign text with a text that is intelligible to the targetlanguage reader. Foreignizing translation is defined as a translation that indicates the linguistic and cultural differences of the text by disrupting the cultural codes that prevail in the target
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Bachelor’s Thesis‚ summer 2010 BA‚ English and Communication Department of Language and Business Communication Creativity in translation – a study of various source and target texts Name: June Lyngbak Fogh Holst Examination number: 284589 Supervisor: Nick Wrigley Number of characters: 49.571 Creativity in translation – a study of various source and target texts June L.F. Holst ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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EQUIVALENCE IN TRANSLATION: SOME PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGIES | | |By Nababan‚ PhD | Published 10/21/2008 | Translation Theory | Recommendation:[pic][pic][pic][pic][pic] | | |Contact the author | | |Quicklink: http://www.proz.com/doc/2071 | | |[pic][pic][pic][pic]
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A Comparative Study of English Translations of Tu Fu’s “Chūn Wàng” As Francis K. H. So says‚ “[w]hether or not a student of Chinese literature likes pathetic style‚ he has to know Tu Fu‚ whose seven-syllable verse perhaps reaches the acme of its kind in the golden age of poetry‚” 1 translations of Tu Fu’s poetry could be more precise than others due to its popularity. Therefore‚ his five-character eight-line regulated verse “Chūn Wàng” would be discussed in the essay. There are four
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