Relevance-Based Approach to Translation of Contemporary Popular Science Texts

In the present paper, the authors analyze a translation process implemented within the framework of Relevance Theory using Adaptation Theory as a tool to ensure relevance in the translation of popular science texts. The paper is part of ongoing research dedicated to the development of methodology fo...

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Published inVertimo studijos Vol. 12; no. 12; pp. 36 - 50
Main Authors Iļinska, Larisa, Ivanova, Oksana, Smirnova, Tatjana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla 20.12.2019
Vilnius University Press
Subjects
Adaptation Theory
Lexis
Methodology and research technology
relevance of translation
Relevance Theory
Semantics
translation of popular science texts
Translation Studies
Adaptation Theory
relevance of translation
Relevance Theory
translation of popular science texts
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Summary:In the present paper, the authors analyze a translation process implemented within the framework of Relevance Theory using Adaptation Theory as a tool to ensure relevance in the translation of popular science texts. The paper is part of ongoing research dedicated to the development of methodology for translation of popular science texts on architecture, ICT, and economics, focused here on translating from English into Latvian. Recognizing that relevance in translation is a qualitative category, the authors suggest measuring it along two dimensions: the plane of content and the plane of expression. Having defined four categories of relevance, the authors have developed a grid that may be recommended as a guide in a translator’s decision-making process for selecting a particular adaptive strategy and translation method.
ISSN:2029-7033
2424-3590
DOI:10.15388/VertStud.2019.3