Translating as a Purposeful Activity: Functionalist Approaches Explained

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German-language approaches to translation have been revolutionized by the theory of actions (handlungstheorie) and the related theory of a translation's goal or purpose (skopostheorie). Both these approaches are functionalist, they seek to liberate translators from servitude to the source text, seeing translation as a communicative act that must be purposeful with respect to the translator's client and readership.
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German-language approaches to translation have been revolutionized by the theory of actions (handlungstheorie) and the related theory of a translation's goal or purpose (skopostheorie). Both these approaches are functionalist, they seek to liberate translators from servitude to the source text, seeing translation as a communicative act that must be purposeful with respect to the translator's client and readership.
This survey of functionalist approaches in English explains the complexities of the theories and their terms, using simple language with examples. The text includes an overview of how the theories developed, illustrations of the main ideas and specific applications to translator training, literary translation, interpreting and ethics, expounding the author's concept of the translator's loyalty. A review of criticisms made of the theories, together with perspectives for the future development of functionalist approaches are also included.
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Part 1 Historical Overview: Early Views
Katharina Reiss And The Functional Category Of Translation Criticism
Hans J. Vermeer, Skopostheorie And Beyond
Justa Holtz-Manttari And The Theory Of Translational Action
Functionalist Methodology In Translator Training
Part 2 Translating And The Theory Of Action: Translating As A Form Of Translational Interaction
Translating As Intentional Interaction
Translating As Interpersonal Interaction
Translating As Communicative Action
Translating As Intercultural Action
Translating As Text-Processing Action
Part 3 Basic Concepts Of Skopostheorie: Skopos, Aim, Purpose, Intention, Function And Translation Brief
Intratextual And Intertextual Coherence
The Concept Of Culture And Culture-Specificity
Adequacy And Equivalence
The Role Of Text Classifications
Part 4 Functionalism In Translator Training: A Translation-Oriented Model Of Text Functions
A Functional Typology Of Translations
Norms And Conventions In Functional Translation
Source-Text Analysis, Translation Briefs And The Identification Of Translation Problems
A Functional Hierarchy Of Translation Problems
Linguistic Markers Of Text Function
Translation Units Revisited
Translation Errors And Translation Evaluation
Part 5 Functionalism In Literary Translation: Actional Aspects Of Literary Communication
Literary Communication Across Culture Barriers
Skopos And Assignment In Literary Translation
Some Examples
Part 6 Functionalist Approaches To Interpreting: The Role Of Interpreting In Skopostheorie
Translator Training - From Interpreting To Translation
A Functionalist Approach To Simultaneous Interpreting
Part 7 Criticisms
Part 8 Function Plus Loyalty
Part 9 Future Perspectives
References
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