Explicitation: phenomenon → concept → term from the perspective of the methodology of propositional syntax. A linguistic contribution to the dispute over translation universals Cover Image

Eksplicytacja: zjawisko → koncept → termin w perspektywie metodologii modelu składni propozycjonalnej. Lingwistyczny głos w dyskusji o uniwersaliach translatologicznych
Explicitation: phenomenon → concept → term from the perspective of the methodology of propositional syntax. A linguistic contribution to the dispute over translation universals

Author(s): Dorota Szumska, Krzysztof Ozga
Subject(s): Syntax, Translation Studies, Stylistics
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Językoznawcze
Keywords: Explicitation; translation universals; translatology; propositional syntax; predicate-argument structure; terminology; metalinguistics;

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to demonstrate that it is worthwhile to carry out a comparative analysis of the conceptual and terminological inventories of translatology and text linguistics. The inquiry should start by juxtapos ing the metalanguages used in the research within these two areas of study, with a view to identifying conceptual categories common to both fields and eliminating those methodological assumptions which contradict the key assumption of text analysis, i.e. the separation of the plane of form from the plane of content. Through this it would be possible to achieve an added value by establishing a common ground for sharing research experiences, which appears to be the sine qua non for the development of both disciplines. The empirical strand of the article consists in demonstrating – with the help of the methodological apparatus of predicate-argument syntax – the amorphousness of the term ‘explicitation’ used in translation studies and in outlining a proposal for defining more precisely the conceptual category associated with the term.

  • Issue Year: LXXVI/2020
  • Issue No: 76
  • Page Range: 409-423
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish