Textual Translation Techniques
الخطوط العريضة للقسم
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Brief DescriptionThis lesson introduces the main techniques used by translators when working on texts. It explains how translators move from the source text to the target text by using procedures such as borrowing, calque, literal translation, transposition, modulation, equivalence, adaptation, amplification, reduction, and compensation. The lesson focuses on practical examples and short textual analysis in order to help students understand how translation choices are made.
Target Audience
Master 1 – Modern and Contemporary Criticism
General Objective
By the end of this lesson, the learner will be able to identify, explain, and apply the main textual translation techniques used to solve linguistic, stylistic, and cultural problems in translated texts.
