The Impact of the KJV in Caribbean Bible Translation Work: An Exploratory Introduction
The KJV has impacted the English-speaking world linguistically, culturally, and literarily. In the area of Bible translation, specifically in Creole languages in the Caribbean basin, the phenomenon arises where historical translations like the KJV become pseudo-originals, functioning as the standard...
| Subtitles: | Papers in honour of Roger Omanson, Part 2 |
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| 格式: | 电子 文件 |
| 语言: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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2013
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| In: |
The Bible translator
Year: 2013, 卷: 64, 发布: 2, Pages: 185-203 |
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Creole language emancipation
B English-based and non-English-based Creoles B Caribbean B Bible Translation B Creole language development B KJV translation |
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| 总结: | The KJV has impacted the English-speaking world linguistically, culturally, and literarily. In the area of Bible translation, specifically in Creole languages in the Caribbean basin, the phenomenon arises where historical translations like the KJV become pseudo-originals, functioning as the standard for subsequent translation work in any vernacular, even non-English based Creoles. While the actual history of the KJV translation strongly supports autochthonous language and subsequent theological emancipation, the historical reality is that it has been used incorrectly to disavow such efforts, including the acceptance of other valid translation types. |
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| ISSN: | 2051-6789 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Bible translator
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2051677013491882 |