translatology

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noun The study of the theory and practice of translating and interpreting, especially in an academic context, combining elements of social science and the humanities. Also known as translation studies or traductology.

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I've been reading Brian Harris's interesting paper on the origins of translatology traductologie, the concept and discipline which he named and founded, and am left with two overriding initial impressions: one is that the term itself denotes something very simple - the idea and practice of "reflections on translation".

Archive 2009-06-01 Eric Dickens 2009
This is one of those translation translatology? translation studies? questions that straddles theory and practice: is it legitimate to translate poetry, poetry especially, via a third language?

Archive 2009-06-01 Eric Dickens 2009