Chapter 1.1. Concepts of translation

Gambier, Yves

doi:10.1075/btl.142.02gam

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“…The first what question is that of what ITr is understood to be. An answer is far from simple, mainly because (just like in the case of other translations) what is under scrutiny is not a simple phenomenon given once and for all but rather one that is complex and evolving in time and space, thus bound to generate different terms and meanings (Gambier 2018). The terminological variations arise from the fact that there is a messy metalanguage connected with the concept (Pym 2011, 80).…”

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Indirect translation: Main trends in practice and research

Pięta¹

2019

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This article concerns indirect translation (ITr), understood broadly as translation of translation, and has the aim of facilitating systematic research on this long-standing, widespread yet underexplored phenomenon. The article thus provides an overview of some of the main patterns in ITr practice and research and explores suggestions for related future studies. The overview follows the 'Five W's and One H' approach. The what question concerns terminological and conceptual issues related to ITr and explores the relevance of systematic studies on ITr. The who question considers the profile of agents involved in ITr processesas well as the profile of ITr researchers. The where question relates to the spatial dimension of ITr as well as to the geographic spread of ITr research. The when question concerns the time coordinates of ITr practice as well as the diachronic evolution of ITr studies. The why questions looks into the motivations for ITr and into the historical neglect in the Translation Studies discipline. Finally, the how question considers selected details of ITr processes as well as the methods used in identifying most probable mediating texts and languages. The article ends with a brief consideration of prospects for research on ITr training. The what question concerns terminological and conceptual issues related to ITr and explores the relevance of systematic studies on ITr. The who question considers the profile of agents involved in ITr processes as well as the profile of ITr researchers. The where question relates to the spatial dimension of ITr as well as to the geographic spread of ITr research. The when question concerns the time coordinates of ITr practice as well as the diachronic evolution of ITr studies. The why questions looks into the motivations for ITr and into the historical neglect in the Translation Studies discipline. Finally, the how question considers selected details of ITr processes as well as the methods used in identifying most probable mediating texts and languages. The article ends with a brief consideration of prospects for research on ITr training.

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Indirect translation: Main trends in practice and research

Pięta¹

2019

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“…As Gambier (2018) informs within the context of "deconstruct[ing] our own concepts and open [ing] up to new ones," these confusions may be due to the fact that "people work . .…”

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A Conceptual Inquiry: What May Retranslation Offer for Translation Studies Research?

Güneş¹

2019

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The purpose of this article is to lead a discussion regarding the nature of the retranslation concept. A growing body of literature on the subject attests to some challenges about how to connect various studies around the same concept. Outi Paloposki and Kaisa Koskinen (2010), for one, point out the problematic borders between various practices and underline the relevance of definitional and methodological considerations in retranslation research in their article entitled "Reprocessing Texts: The Fine Line between Retranslating and Revising." Advocating that retranslation discussions cannot abstain from how translation is approached as a concept in the first place as a further point, the current article refers back to the definitional leg of Translation Studies research. Similar problems were deemed "unproductive" (9) by Theo Hermans (1985) in "Translation Studies and a New Paradigm" in favor of a "goal-directed" approach ( 14) in the past. It is reiterated here that essentialist positions need to be sidestepped to gain new results with translational practices and theoretical underpinnings of concepts recognized for possible connections between different studies. For a possible progress in research, Gideon Toury's (1980) working definition for translation has been critically interpreted for retranslation. By proposing "assumed retranslation," the article believes that the retranslation concept will be operationalized with a focus concentrated on circumstances of retranslation practices, and accumulating data sharing the same conceptual terrain will help understand nature, reasons and consequences of retranslation products better.

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Translation before the Christian Era

Valdeón¹

2022

The Cambridge Handbook of Translation

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Chapter 1.1. Concepts of translation

Cited by 6 publications

References 46 publications

Indirect translation: Main trends in practice and research

Indirect translation: Main trends in practice and research

A Conceptual Inquiry: What May Retranslation Offer for Translation Studies Research?

Translation before the Christian Era

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