What happened to equivalence Anthony Pym Intercultural Studies

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What happened to equivalence? Anthony Pym © Intercultural Studies Group Universitat Rovira i Virgili

What happened to equivalence? Anthony Pym © Intercultural Studies Group Universitat Rovira i Virgili Plaça Imperial Tàrraco 1 43005 Tarragona Fax: (++ 34) 977 55 95 97

Basic equivalence? n n 1 yard = 0. 9144 meters 1 RMB = 0.

Basic equivalence? n n 1 yard = 0. 9144 meters 1 RMB = 0. 11830 euros © Intercultural Studies Group

Basic equivalence? © Intercultural Studies Group

Basic equivalence? © Intercultural Studies Group

Basic equivalence 2 n n Natural equivalence vs. Directional equivalence © Intercultural Studies Group

Basic equivalence 2 n n Natural equivalence vs. Directional equivalence © Intercultural Studies Group

Types of directional equivalence n n n n Formal vs. Dynamic (Nida) Semantic vs.

Types of directional equivalence n n n n Formal vs. Dynamic (Nida) Semantic vs. Communicative (Newmark) Anti-illusory vs. Illusory (Levy) Overt vs. Covert (House) Adequate vs. Acceptable (Toury) Documental vs. Instrumental (Nord) Resistant vs. Transparent (Venuti) Ut interpres vs. Ut orator (Cicero) © Intercultural Studies Group

A necessarily binary theory? n Yes, because theories of equivalence always oppose function to

A necessarily binary theory? n Yes, because theories of equivalence always oppose function to form. © Intercultural Studies Group

A non-binary theory? n Werner Koller (1979): Five frames for these equivalence relations: n

A non-binary theory? n Werner Koller (1979): Five frames for these equivalence relations: n n n denotative (based on extra-linguistic factors), connotative (based on way the source text is verbalized) text-normative (textual and linguistic norms), pragmatic (with respect to the receiver of the target text) formal (the formal-aesthetic qualities of the source text). © Intercultural Studies Group

Equivalence defines translation? n n n We know we have translation when: There are

Equivalence defines translation? n n n We know we have translation when: There are problems with footing: n “Mum says…” n The “alien I” There are pseudotranslations © Intercultural Studies Group

Another non-binary theory n Otto Kade (1968): n One-to-one equivalence n One-to-many equivalence n

Another non-binary theory n Otto Kade (1968): n One-to-one equivalence n One-to-many equivalence n One-to-none equivalence © Intercultural Studies Group

A historical theory? n n n Equivalence presupposes languages with equal capacity to perform

A historical theory? n n n Equivalence presupposes languages with equal capacity to perform functions. Medieval theory does not presuppose equivalence. Nor does postmodern theory? © Intercultural Studies Group

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