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Vol. 2:2 (1990) ► pp.165–181

Linguistic Interference in Literary Translations from English into Hebrew of the 1960s and 1970s

| The Open University of Israel
In the years leading up to the 1960s and in the beginning of that decade the system of non-canonized literature in Hebrew was inundated with translations from English. These were usually characterized by strong interference of that language. In the system of canonized literature, on the contrary, linguistic interference in translations from English was rather restricted. The gap between the two systems in this respect gradually narrowed during the 1970s. The dynamics in translated literature as regards the interference of English may be explained as deriving from processes of change in Israeli culture and in its redeployment with respect to the West, especially with respect to American culture.
Article outline
  • Processes of Change in Translated Literature in Hebrew
  • Interference in Translation—Universal Law or Particular Norm?
  • Canonized Literature During the 1960s
  • Non-canonized Literature During the 1960s
  • The 1970s
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 1 January 1990
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