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Translation Studies: Comparison
Please note this is a comparison between Version 5 by Dean Liu and Version 4 by Dean Liu.

Translation Studies is an academic discipline that investigates translation and interpreting as its primary and explicitly delimited object of study, focusing on the transfer of meaning, function, and textual organization between source and target texts, including interlingual, intralingual, and intersemiotic forms of translation [1][2]. Its core features include: (a) treating translational processes and products as the central focus of description and explanation; (b) identifying and modeling the norms, strategies, and constraints that shape translation decisions in specific contexts [3][4]; and (c) developing conceptual and terminological frameworks for systematically accounting for how translations operate across different languages and media [1][2]. The term does not ordinarily cover general language learning or broad intercultural communication where these phenomena are not analyzed specifically through translation processes and outcomes [2].

  • Translation Studies and Practices
  • Language and Linguistics
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Social Sciences

Translation Studies and Practices • Language and Linguistics • Arts and Humanities • Social Sciences

 

References

  1. Jeremy Munday; Sara Ramos Pinto; Jacob Blakesley. Introducing Translation Studies; Taylor & Francis: London, United Kingdom, 2026; pp. 342.
  2. Jonas Freiwald. Basic concepts in translation studies; John Benjamins Publishing Company: Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2023; pp. 75-79.
  3. Gideon Toury. Descriptive Translation Studies – and beyond; John Benjamins Publishing Company: Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2012; pp. 15-16.
  4. Alexandra Assis Rosa. Descriptive Translation Studies (DTS); John Benjamins Publishing Company: Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2016; pp. 94-104.
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