A Relevance Theory Perspective on Translating the Implicit Information in Literary Texts

Sang, Zhonggang

doi:10.54395/jot-xdhen

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“…The degree of relevance is the contextual implication and processing effort. Zhou in Zhonggang (2006) states that there are four types of degrees of relevance, namely optimal, strong, weak and irrelevant. Zhanggang explains the operationalization related to this degree of relevance by using the input hypothesis, which states that language acquisition is only achieved by understanding messages or receiving comprehensible input.…”

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Style in Translation as a Parameter in Tqa: A Pragmatic Perspective

Wisudawanto

2024

wej

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Style in translation can be a parameter in translation quality assessment (TQA). The style in translation refers to the translation having the same perspective as the source text. In assessing style in translation, translation does not only focus on the meaning but also the relevance of utterance. The article discusses the translation style based on pragmatic studies. The study used the utterances in the tourism text Solo Calendar of Event 2018 as data since the text has a communication function. The function of the text should be represented in the translation to achieve the same perspective of translation. The style in translation also considers the translator's effort to achieve the equivalence in meaning and relevance of utterance. The style in translation of a pragmatic perspective requires a relevance of communication. The study indicates that the there are two relevance degree, namely translation with strong and weak relevance. Translation with strong relevance indicates that translation can preserve the style of source text. The maintaining of style of source text contribute to the high quality of translation.

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Style in Translation as a Parameter in Tqa: A Pragmatic Perspective

Wisudawanto

2024

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“…However, despite the criticism addressed to Gutt's relevance theoretic framework, his theory still entertains widespread recognition and use among translation theorists and practitioners. Works by K. Smith (2002), Sang Zhonggang (2006), Robert Dooley (2008) and others demonstrate that relevance theory still contributes efficiently to the general activity of practicing and theorizing about translation as an interpretive act of communication par excellence. Moreover, despite the tendency of the proponents of relevance theory to apply its findings to the translation of different types of texts, including the literary text, and to target different types of linguistic environment, there is still a conspicuous shortage of application of the relevance-theoretic framework in the teaching of literary translation to an Arabic-speaking audience.…”

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The Relevance of Relevance Theory to the Teaching of Literary Translation to Speakers of Arabic Language

Besbes

2013

IJAES

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This paper deals with the relevance of relevance theory to the teaching and learning of literary translation to Arabic speaking students. It also seeks to demonstrate that the use of a relevance-theoretic framework to teach translation practice to Arab students can yield positive outcomes in terms of accuracy, communicative potential and faithfulness to the original writer’s intentions, among others. After introducing the major premises of the relevance theory of communication and the pertinence of communicative clues to the practice of literary translation, this paper proceeds to a systematic illustration of how these clues can substantially help the student of literary translation to produce communicatively and culturally relevant translations or renditions of texts from English to Arabic and vice versa. Though it involves occasional hints at the translation of stylistic devices, this discussion does not engage with the issue of figurative language in a systematic or explicit way, but rather opens up paths of enquiry into its potential handling from the perspective of the relevance theory of communication. .

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“…Translation, in general, is the replacement of textual material in one language (SL) by equivalent textual material in another language (TL) (Catford, 1965). It replicates the full text naturally, fluidly, and as accurately as possible in the target text, considering all aspects of the source text, including linguistic organization, culture, intentions, feelings, style, and time (Zhong-gang, 2006). Therefore, translators must maintain the qualities and style of the original language while accurately translating the source text into the target text to express the author's meaning.…”

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Transposition Technique in English-Indonesian Translation of Mechanical Engineering Terms

Farahsani,

Munandar,

Hendrokumoro

2024

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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The English language has different grammatical structures from the Indonesian language. Translation often solves the lack of English proficiency in the academic community. To faithfully convey the author's meaning in the target text, translators provide equivalence in the target language that sometimes is expressed in different linguistic forms. This research analyzed the English to Indonesian translations of mechanical engineering terms using a qualitative descriptive approach. The research collected 492 terms in English and 492 in Indonesian translations. The research found 43 terms translated using the transposition technique, categorized into structural, unit, and category shifts. The analysis found that the transposition technique is frequently applied in translations for mechanical engineering because it produces a more accurate and natural translation. This technique allows the translator to rearrange words or phrases in a sentence such that it conforms to the grammatical rules of the target language. By so doing, unnatural translation because of grammatical mistakes can be prevented.

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A Relevance Theory Perspective on Translating the Implicit Information in Literary Texts

Cited by 24 publications

References 5 publications

Style in Translation as a Parameter in Tqa: A Pragmatic Perspective

Style in Translation as a Parameter in Tqa: A Pragmatic Perspective

The Relevance of Relevance Theory to the Teaching of Literary Translation to Speakers of Arabic Language

Transposition Technique in English-Indonesian Translation of Mechanical Engineering Terms

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