Translanguaging in Translation: Invisible Contributions that Shape Our Language and Society

by Eriko Sato

Overview

This book brings applied linguistics and translation studies together through an analysis of literary texts in Chinese, Hindi, Japanese and Korean and their translations. It examines the traces of translanguaging in translated texts with special focus on the strategic use of scripts, morphemes, words, names, onomatopoeias, metaphors, puns and other contextualized linguistic elements. As a result, the author draws attention to the long-term, often invisible contributions of translanguaging performed by translators to the development of languages and society. The analysis sheds light on the problems caused by monolingualizing forces in translation, teaching and communicative contexts in modern societies, as well as bringing a new dimension to the burgeoning field of translanguaging studies. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781800414952
Publisher:	Multilingual Matters Ltd.
Publication date:	03/28/2022
Series:	Translanguaging in Theory and Practice , #3
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	50 MB
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About the Author

Eriko Sato is Associate Professor of applied linguistics and Japanese, Stony Brook University (State University of New York), USA. Her research interests include translation studies, translanguaging, intercultural communication, language learning, foreign language pedagogy, online teaching and Japanese linguistics.

Table of Contents

Figures and Tables            

Preface and Acknowledgments 

Chapter 1. Introduction  

Chapter 2. Scripts

Chapter 3. Names           

Chapter 4. Words             

Chapter 5. Contexts       

Chapter 6. Roles of Translanguaging and Translation

Chapter 7. Conclusion    

References         

Primary Sources              

Appendices

Index

Editorial Reviews

Inspired by the tenets underpinning the multilingual turn in applied linguistics, Eriko Sato conducts a detailed empirical investigation into the role of interlingual and intralingual translanguaging in shaping the norms of language use, particularly when traces of such practice are found in translated texts. In doing so, she shows that translation and translanguaging complement each other and are clearly beneficial to language learning.

Sara Laviosa

Dr. Eriko Sato presents a fascinating analysis of interlingual and intralingual translanguaging practices observed in texts translated from Asian languages to English and vice versa. Her rich accounts of historical developments concerning the languages, combined with her accessible writing style, will engross researchers, as well as teachers, learners, and translators of these languages.

Junko Mori

Translanguaging in Translation provides a vibrant and enjoyable illustration of the function of translanguaging in translation. The strength of this book lies in its exploration of translanguaging as a means of addressing the challenges of translation, e.g., with respect to names [...] Sato’s book is recommended for translators, language practitioners, and educators who are interested in exploring the application of translanguaging in translation.

Yiqing Li and Fan Fang

The major contribution of this book is that Sato has collected her abundant data by using a translanguaging approach and conducting in-depth and thought-provoking analysis of translated texts involving mainly 4 Asian languages. Little research has explored this topic with examples in so many Asian languages, which fully embodies translanguaging in translation and thus fills a gap by providing empirical evidence of the problems and potential solutions. 

Yangming Bai

Sato’s insightful analysis and thorough comparisons between source and target texts in less frequent languages represent a valuable contribution to the fields of languaging, translation, and applied linguistics.

Laura Dubcovsky