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    The Functional Approach:

    Literal / Direct Translation


    Theory and Practice of
    Translation
    Unit 4

    Literal translation, ordirect translation,


    is the rendering of text from one language to
    another "word-for-word" (Latin: "verbum pro
    verbo") with or without conveying
    thesenseof the original.
    In translation
    studies, "literal
    translation"
    denotes technical
    translation of
    scientific,
    technical,
    technological or
    legal texts.

    Intranslation
    theory, another
    term for "literal
    translation" is
    "metaphrase"; and
    forphrasal("sense
    ") translation
    "paraphrase."

    Bad Practices
    When considered a bad practice of
    conveying word by word
    (lexemetolexeme,
    ormorphemetolexeme) translation
    of non-technical type
    literaltranslationshas the meaning
    of mistranslatingidioms,for
    example, or in the context of
    translating ananalytic languageto
    asynthetic language, it renders even

    Poetry to Prose
    Literal translation can also denote a
    translation that represents the precise
    meaning of the original text but does not
    attempt to convey its style, beauty, or poetry.
    There is, however, a great deal of difference
    between a literal translation of a poetic
    work and a prose translation. A literal
    translation of poetry may be in prose rather than
    verse, but also be error free.Charles Singleton's
    translation ofThe Divine Comedy(1975) is
    regarded as a prose translation.

    Interpretation
    The concept ofliteral
    translationmay be viewed
    as
    anoxymoron(contradictio
    n in terms), given
    thatliteraldenotes
    something existing without
    interpretation, whereas
    atranslation, by its very
    nature, is an interpretation
    (an interpretation of the
    meaning of words from one
    language into another).

    The term "literal translation" often


    appeared in the titles of 19thcenturyEnglishtranslations of classical,
    Bible and other texts.
    Literal translations ("cribs,"
    "ponies", or "trots") are
    sometimes prepared for a writer
    who is translating a work written in
    a language he does not know. For
    example,Robert Pinskyis
    reported to have used a literal
    translation in preparing his
    translation
    ofDante'sInferno(1994), as he
    does not know Italian.
    Similarly,Richard Pevearworked
    from literal translations provided
    by his wife,Larissa
    Volokhonsky, in their translations
    of several Russian novels

    Literal Translation
    "Literal" translation
    implies that it is
    probably full of errors,
    since the translator has
    made no effort to
    convey, for example,
    correct idioms or shades
    of meaning, but it might
    be also useful in seeing
    how words are used to
    convey a meaning in
    the source language.

    Literal (Mis)Translation
    A literalEnglish
    translationof
    theGermanword
    "Kindergarten" would
    be "children garden,"
    but in English the
    expression refers to
    the school year
    between pre-school
    and first grade.

    Literal translations in
    which individual
    components within words
    or compounds are
    translated to create
    new lexical items in
    the target language (a
    process also known as
    loan translation) are
    calledcalques (see Unit
    5), e.g.beer garden
    from German
    Biergarten.

    As a bad practice
    Literal translation of
    theItaliansentence
    "So che questo non va bene"
    ("I know that this is not good"),
    produces
    "Know(I) that this not goes(it) well,"
    which has
    Englishwordsand
    Italiangrammar.

    Example

    Translation Studies
    Branches

    Live up to the task

    Further Reading / Consultative


    Bibliography

    Trivia: Did you know that


    Glossolalia, often
    understood among
    Protestant Christians as
    speaking in tongues,
    is the fluid vocalizing of
    speech-like syllables that
    lack any readily
    comprehended meaning,
    in some cases as part of
    religious practice. Some
    consider it as a part of a
    sacred language.

    Trivia: Definition

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