Osnova sekce

    • Chesterman, A. (2004). Hypotheses about Translation Universals. In Claims, Changes and Challenges in Translation Studies: Selected contributions from the EST Congress, Copenhagen 2001, pp. 1-13.

    • Reading assignment: discussion

      •What is the difference between descriptive and prescriptive claims or hypotheses?
      •What two main types of translation can we historically observe?
      •What is the difference between s-universals and t-universals?
      •How can they be tested?
      •Should „bad“ translations be included in a parallel corpus?
      •Can you think of any examples of features of translation in your native language?