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Implicit information in literary translation: A relevance-theoretic perspective

Gutt, Dr Ernst-August (1996) Implicit information in literary translation: A relevance-theoretic perspective. [Journal (Paginated)]

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Abstract

As an instance of human communication, literary translation operates by certain laws and principles assumed to be built into our human make up. These 'natural laws' of communication give rise to implicit information and are responsible for its special characteristics, such as graded strength of communication and its correlates, including poetic effects. They furthermore determine the interdependence of text, context and successful communication, and limit communicability in incompatible contexts. One important contextual factor consists in what kind of interpretive resemblance the audience expects there to be between original and translation. The ultimate test for a translation is whether or not it achieves with the target audience what the translator intended it to achieve, rather than whether it conforms to some translation-theoretical notion of equivalence.

Item Type:Journal (Paginated)
Additional Information:This is a pre-publication version with corrigenda attached.
Keywords:relevance theory, translation, poetic effects, cognitive environment, context, implicit information
Subjects:Linguistics > Semantics
Psychology > Cognitive Psychology
Linguistics > Pragmatics
ID Code:2494
Deposited By: Gutt, Ernst-August
Deposited On:08 Oct 2002
Last Modified:11 Mar 2011 08:55

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