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Complexity, Contrastive Linguistics, and Translator Training: Comments on Responses.
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Honig, Hans G. – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1997
The author of a paper of Translation Quality Assessment and the training of translators responds to criticisms, focusing on the problems of a contrastive/comparative linguistics approach to translation, the complexity of the translation task, and the issue of translator subjectivity. (MSE)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Higher Education, Interpretive Skills, Language Processing
Positions, Power and Practice: Functionalist Approaches and Translation Quality Assessment.
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Honig, Hans G. – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1997
Examines theoretical foundations and practical application of Translation Quality Assessment (TQA), particularly in translator training. Several approaches to translation are considered, especially the "functional" and "relevance" approaches. The need for TQA, several popular views on translation quality, and the issue of…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Evaluation Criteria, German, Higher Education