community translation | unit 2. 1

Lengua original

Language of original text

Lengua meta

language of the translation

Texto original

original text

texto meta

translated text

lengua/cultura origen

original linguistic-cultural system

Lengua/cultura meta

system where the translation is produced

appropriate technique depends on…

the communicative objective of the translation

No traducción

occurs when some element of the source text is deliberately left in the original language.

Ejemplos de no traducción

• signals a particular culture

• creates sophistication or exclusivity

• is strongly associated with a brand

• is a recognizable quotation or slogan

• represents a concept for which no adequate target-language equivalent exists

Préstamos

Loanwords

when to use loanwords

1. Does the target language already have an equivalent?

2. Does it serve a communicative purpose?

3. Will the target audience understand it?

4. Does the original term convey cultural information that would disappear?

5. Is it appropriate to the text type and audience?

ejemplo de los préstamos

workshop = taller; workshop ≠ workshop

yes, we can! ≠ si, se puede

La traducción interlineal

translates the source word by word, while keeping:

the original word order

the individual lexical correspondences

the basic form of the words

La traducción interlineal usage

second-language teaching

linguistic analysis

showing how two languages structurally differ

La traducción interlineal no go

does not add the grammatical inflections that are necessary in the target language.

ejemplo de la traducción interlineal

English: Who is she going to the party with?

Spanish: ¿Con quién va ella a la fiesta?

traducción interlineal ≠

una traducción literal

La traducción literal

establishes a direct correspondence between elements of the source and target texts while still respecting the minimum grammatical requirements of the target language.