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Political discourse analysis from the point of view of translation studies
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In this paper, the authors argue that the disciplines of Translation Studies and Political Discourse Analysis (PDA) can benefit from closer cooperation and present examples of authentic translations of political texts from the point of view of translation.Abstract:
Political discourse very often relies on translation. Political Discourse Analysis (PDA), however, has not yet taken full account of the phenomenon of translation. This paper argues that the disciplines of Translation Studies (TS) and PDA can benefit from closer cooperation. It starts by presenting examples of authentic translations of political texts, commenting on them from the point of view of TS. These examples concern political effects caused by specific translation solutions; the processes by which information is transferred via translation to another culture; and the structure and function of equally valid texts in their respective cultures. After a brief survey of the discipline of Translation Studies, the paper concludes with outlining scope for interdisciplinary cooperation between PDA and TS. This is illustrated with reference to an awareness of product features, multilingual texts, process analysis, and the politics of translation.read more
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The Pivotal Status of the Translator's Habitus
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors make a contribution to the investigations into the use of language in those situations which, informally and intuitively, we call "political" and reveal not only for politics itself but also for the human language capacity.
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Translators through history
Jean Delisle,Judith Woodsworth +1 more
TL;DR: Translators and the emergence of national literatures was discussed in this paper, where a table of illustrations is presented. But the focus is on the distribution of knowledge and not the transmission of cultural values.
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Translation and Political Engagement
TL;DR: The possibility of using translation for geopolitical agenda and political engagement has stimulated substantial interest in the last decade within translation studies and in other disciplines as discussed by the authors, and the discourse pertaining to translation and engagement has been reviewed.