The Impact of Literal and Free Translation on the Re-creation of Meaning.
Date Issued
2016
Author(s)
Sazdovska Pigulovska, Milena
Abstract
Technical translation significantly differs from literary translation in
terms of various lexical and morphological categories. This particularly refers to the
technical terminology that is characteristic for a particular professional field and its
standardized meaning. One of the main tasks in the translation process is to discover
the meaning of words in context – whether they have acquired a new meaning or
whether they have been used with a metaphorical or specialized meaning, etc. Based
on the theoretical framework provided by Newmark, Vinay and Darbelnet, the
research in this paper focuses on the use of various literal and free translation
procedures and how they affect or change the meaning when it is re-created in the
target text, i.e. in the translation. For that purpose, the analysis is performed on a
contemporary corpus, with specific examples demonstrating which translation
procedures provide semantic equivalence with the original.
terms of various lexical and morphological categories. This particularly refers to the
technical terminology that is characteristic for a particular professional field and its
standardized meaning. One of the main tasks in the translation process is to discover
the meaning of words in context – whether they have acquired a new meaning or
whether they have been used with a metaphorical or specialized meaning, etc. Based
on the theoretical framework provided by Newmark, Vinay and Darbelnet, the
research in this paper focuses on the use of various literal and free translation
procedures and how they affect or change the meaning when it is re-created in the
target text, i.e. in the translation. For that purpose, the analysis is performed on a
contemporary corpus, with specific examples demonstrating which translation
procedures provide semantic equivalence with the original.
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