Intralingual Translation: An Attempt at Description

• Autores: Karen Korning Zethsen
• Localización: Meta: Journal des traducteurs = translators' journal, ISSN 0026-0452, Vol. 54, Nº. 4, 2009, págs. 795-812
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In theory, translation studies does not exclude intralingual translation, but de facto empirical studies or discussions on the subject of intralingual translation are few and far between. This article argues for the proper inclusion of intralingual translation on the grounds of its many similarities with interlingual translation. For the sake of comparison, a general description of intralingual translation and its characteristics on the basis of five different Danish versions of a section of the Bible and an analysis of the microstrategies employed in each version are proposed. Similarities as well as differences between rewording and translation proper are discussed, the conclusion being that the differences between intralingual and interlingual translation seem to be more a question of degree than of kind.

    
    
    Plan de l'article
    
    1. Introduction
    2. Defining translation
    2.1. An open definition of translation
    3. An attempt at description: intralingual translation
    3.1. Case study: five versions of the same text
    3.1.1. A family picture Bible from 1973
    3.1.2. A picture Bible for very small children from 1991
    3.1.3. The Danish authorised version from 1992
    3.1.4. The New Testament in everyday Danish from 1985/2002
    4. Case study results and discussion of results
    4.1. Main parameters involved in intralingual translation
    4.1.1. Knowledge
    4.1.2. Time
    4.1.3. Culture
    4.1.4. Space
    4.2. Family resemblances? A comparison of interlingual and intralingual translation
    4.2.1. Differences between interlingual and intralingual translation
    5. Conclusion