Contributions of systemic-functional linguistics to the understanding of literary texts within contexts of translators training
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https://doi.org/10.5902/2176148520218Keywords:
Literary translation, Ideology, Appraisal, Translator trainingAbstract
Stemming from the concept of cultural artifact, this paper discusses how to approach the literary text in translation context. The study highlights that the relations between original and translated texts are not straightforward, but on the other hand, are grounded on ideological stances. The questions on which the study has focused its analyses are: What has to be considered in literary texts during the translation process? How the translator should translate it in order to capture all the nuances of the plot and its relations to the fictional world of the characters, often so different from the context of the receiving culture? The discussions show that the act of translating is not a clear-cut process, especially when Appraisal theory is brought to the scene of translation to help unveil hidden ideologies throughout the process of translating literature.Downloads
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