Translation strategies in native an non-native translations from Czech to German Cover Image

Übersetzungsprobleme und Lösungsstrategien bei muttersprachlichen und nichtmuttersprachlichen Übersetzungen ins Deutsche
Translation strategies in native an non-native translations from Czech to German

Author(s): Christof Heinz, Běla Michálková
Subject(s): Philology
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: translation problems; translation strategies; Czech-German translation; directionality; native / non-native translation; crosslinguistic influence; L1-/ L2-transfer; lexical; syntactic; pragmatic tran

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the role of directionality in translations from Czech to German language. Its main purpose is to detect differences in the translation process between native and non-native translations, with a special focus on the translation strategies chosen. The empiric part consists of an investigation of a sample from students‘ translations, produced during practical lessons on translation of non-literary texts into German at Charles University. Some of the examples discussed in the paper show differences between native and non-native translations on three different linguistic levels: lexical, syntactic and pragmatic. While the lexical and syntactic level show a tendency towards inhibitation of L1 structures, the pragmatic level is more likely to transfer source language norms into the target text.

  • Issue Year: 2020/2020
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 53-61
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: German
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