Semantic Isotopies in Interlingual Translation : Towards a Cultural Approach
Part of : Γράμμα : περιοδικό θεωρίας και κριτικής ; Vol.20, 2012, pages 105-116
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This paper discusses the interlingual translation of utterances based on thenotion of semantic isotopy, as developed by Algirdas Julien Greimas who,since the late 1960s, has been the central figure in the Paris School of Semiotics.More precisely, I will examine utterances such as film titles andnewspaper titles translated from French into English and Greek, in orderto demonstrate how isotopies are translated and, in essence, how culturalelements are reflected in the translation process. The study aims at enhancinga theoretical understanding of the cultural function of translation, anunderstanding also based on certain semiotic parameters such as intertextualelements and connotation reservation or equivalence.
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