Assessment of a Discourse Workshop: Design, Implementation, and Outcomes
This project addresses the problem of Bible translations that appear wooden as a result of following a source language text too closely. It examines what effect a discourse workshop focusing on receptor language structures had on translators and their revisions to selected Scripture texts in three t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2020
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| In: |
The Bible translator
Year: 2020, Volume: 71, Issue: 3, Pages: 265-280 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible
/ Translation
/ Discourse
/ Training
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| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible |
| Further subjects: | B
Training
B Discourse B receptor language structure B translation training B discourse training B natural discourse B discourse workshop B language structures B translation workshop B Bible Translation |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | This project addresses the problem of Bible translations that appear wooden as a result of following a source language text too closely. It examines what effect a discourse workshop focusing on receptor language structures had on translators and their revisions to selected Scripture texts in three translation projects in Liberia. The article evaluates the process, material, and outcomes of the workshop and gives recommendations for improvement and further training. |
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| ISSN: | 2051-6789 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Bible translator
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2051677020961821 |