Towards a General Theory of Translational Action: Skopos Theory Explained

Author:   Katharina Reiss ,  Hans J Vermeer ,  Christiane Nord ,  Marina Dudenhoefer
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   240
Publication Date:   02 November 2015
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Author:   Katharina Reiss ,  Hans J Vermeer ,  Christiane Nord ,  Marina Dudenhoefer
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138133365


ISBN 10:   1138133361
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   02 November 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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0. Introduction 0.1 Preliminary remarks 0.2 General epistemological considerations 0.3 The purpose of T&I studies 0.4 General remarks on terminology Part I. Theoretical groundwork 1. Terminological distinctions 1.1 The need for a generic term 1.2 The advantage of neologisms 1.3 Formal distinctions 1.4 Summary 1 1.5 Other definitions 2. Of worlds and languages 2.1 Framework for a theory of translational action: an overview 2.2 The concept of ‘language’ 2.3 Forms of transfer 2.4 Summary: ‘Transfer’ as a generic concept 2.5 Language and culture 2.6 What is translated? 3. Translational action as an ‘offer of information’ (functional definition) 3.1 Different translation strategies at work 3.2 Translation seen as a two-phase communication process 3.3 An ‘information’ theory of translation 3.4 In search of a consistent theory: five examples 3.5 Another short note on terminology 3.6 Translation as an IO about another IO 3.7 Types of ‘information offers’ about texts 3.8 The benefits of our theory 3.9 Translation as ‘imitatio’ 4. The priority of purpose (skopos theory) 4.1 Introductory remarks 4.2 The priority of functionality 4.3 Summary 4.4 The skopos rule 4.5 The sociological rule 4.6 Phases in decision-making 4.7 Skopos hierarchies 4.8 Source-text skopos vs. target-text skopos 5. Summary of the theoretical groundwork (3, 4) 6. Some further considerations regarding the theoretical groundwork 6.1 Success and protest 6.2 Intratextual coherence 6.3 Intertextual coherence (fidelity) 6.4 Types of coherence 7. General rules for translational action 8. Taxonomy for a theory of translational action 8.1 Preliminary remarks 8.2 Models of translational action 8.3 Taxonomy Part II. Specific theories 9. The relationship between source text and target text 10. Equivalence and adequacy 10.0 Preliminary remarks 10.1 Towards a definition of equivalence 10.2 Origin of the equivalence concept 10.3 On the fuzziness of the equivalence concept 10.4 Defining the scope of the equivalence concept 10.5 The concept of adequacy 10.6 Equivalence vs. adequacy 10.7 Equivalence as a dynamic concept 10.8 Text and textual equivalence 10.9 Equivalence criteria 10.10 Achieving textual equivalence in the translation process 10.11 The text 10.12 Hierarchies of equivalence requirements 10.13 Discussion of examples 10.14 Conclusions 11. Genre theory 11.0 Introduction 11.1 The concept of genre 11.2 Genre definition 11.3 Genre conventions and genre classes 11.4 The role of genre in the communicative event 11.5 The role of genre in the translation process 11.6 Summary 12. Text type and translation 12.0 Preliminary remarks 12.1 Text status 12.2 Text function 12.3 Text types 12.4 Hybrid forms 12.5 Identifying signals 12.6 Amplification of the typology 12.7 The relevance of text types for translation Epilogue

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