ITI Translation Theory 5

Question 1

In Reiss and Vermeer's text-type model, an 'operative' text type (e.g., advertising copy) requires the translator to prioritize:

Accepted Answer

Achieving the intended effect or behavioral response in the target reader

Answer

Operative texts are designed to persuade or prompt action; Reiss argued their translation should be judged by whether it produces the intended effect on the target audience.

Question 2

What is 'paratranslation' as theorized by José Yuste Frías?

Accepted Answer

The translation and design of all paratextual elements (covers, footnotes, blurbs) that frame and condition the reading of a translated text

Answer

Frías draws on Genette's paratext concept to argue that translating images, layout, and peritext is inseparable from translating the verbal text itself.

Question 3

Which theoretical position does Mary Snell-Hornby's 'integrated approach' to Translation Studies advocate?

Accepted Answer

Breaking down disciplinary boundaries to view translation as a cross-cultural event requiring an interdisciplinary perspective

Answer

Snell-Hornby argued in 'Translation Studies: An Integrated Approach' (1988) that the field needed to move beyond linguistics to embrace cultural studies, psychology, and other disciplines.

Question 4

How does 'retranslation' challenge the idea that there is a single correct translation of a source text?

Accepted Answer

Multiple translations of the same source over time demonstrate that meaning is not fixed and translators make legitimate interpretive choices shaped by their historical moment

Answer

The existence of numerous legitimate retranslations of canonical texts (e.g., Homer, the Bible) demonstrates that translation is an interpretive act shaped by ideology, poetics, and historical context.

Question 5

In corpus-based Translation Studies, 'translationese' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Distinctive linguistic features of translated texts that make them different from non-translated texts in the same language

Answer

Corpus researchers like Mona Baker have identified patterns in translated texts—such as simplification, explicitation, and normalization—that distinguish them from original texts in the target language.

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ITI Translation Theory 5