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Translation Theory
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» The Friendliness of False Friends (Part 1)
By Milena Chkripeska | Published 09/2/2013 | Translation Theory | Recommendation:RateSecARateSecARateSecARateSecARateSecI
An article regarding one of the scorching issues faced by translators worldwide - false friends
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» Toward defining translation in relation to its transparency
By Monica Zhekov (X) | Published 08/2/2013 | Translation Theory | Recommendation:RateSecARateSecARateSecIRateSecIRateSecI
What does define a good translation and what norms and standards should apply to it has been the subject of many debates in conferences and specialised journals in translation studies. Should a translation read fluent in a foreign culture other than the one of the target readership, and if so what is to be compromised and to what extend? In order to get a valuable insight on this matter I propose an analysis of the transparency as a fundamental characteristic for the fluent and readable translation. Furthermore I will examine the translation transparency in regard to its fluency and readability according to three learned theorists, namely, Perrot d’Ablancourt, Friedrich Schleiermacher and Antoine Berman. Finally, I will attempt to define the fluent and readable translation in light of the contemporary translation theories.
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» Case Study: Contrastive discussion of the structural, lexical and grammatical properties of the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) genre in British English and Russian, including cross-cultural differences
By OWatts | Published 05/13/2013 | Translation Theory | Recommendation:RateSecARateSecARateSecARateSecIRateSecI
The subject of this essay is one of the most common genres in medical communication and translation, the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL). For the purpose of this essay, I have carried out a study of British and Russian PILs with the aim of establishing the general distinctive features of the genre, identifying similarities and differences between the British and Russian PILs, and outlining the potential translation problems this genre may cause.
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Forbidden Inferences
By Marcia R Pinheiro | Published 09/8/2012 | Translation Theory | Recommendation:RateSecARateSecARateSecARateSecIRateSecI
A study on the possibility of applying mathematical logic to Language.
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» Fundamentos de traducción a través del análisis de la traducción de Orlando, de Virginia Woolf (Parte II): modulación, equivalencia y adaptación.
By Laura Carolina Collada Ali (X) | Published 07/4/2012 | Translation Theory | Recommendation:RateSecARateSecARateSecARateSecARateSecI
The basics of translation trough the analysis of the translation of Orlando, by Virginia Woolf (Part II): modulation, equivalence and adaptation.
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