Are Translation Studies a Field of Study Based on a Solid Foundation? Cover Image

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Are Translation Studies a Field of Study Based on a Solid Foundation?

Hypothesising about the Principles of Translation Studies

Author(s): Joanna Kubaszczyk
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Translation Studies
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: translation; translation theory; translation law; optimality; correspondence; composition; influence; second authorship; representation; interference;difference;

Summary/Abstract: In every field of study, there are some fundamental assumptions, laws or certainties. What is the situation in translation studies? Do the existing translational theories, which subsume very different theoretical and methodological approaches, offer a common denominator for not always convergent, and sometimes even openly contradictory, theoretical proposals of particular researchers? On the other hand, perhaps there are some translational assumptions and laws which all theoreticians, or at least the majority of them, would admit to be acceptable? The article attempts to create a catalogue of principles which seem to be fundamental for translation studies.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 44
  • Page Range: 9-36
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Polish