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Publication details [#10998]
Schäffner, Christina. 1998. From 'good' to 'functionally appropriate': assessing translation quality. In Schäffner, Christina, ed. Translation and quality (Current Issues in Language and Society 4:1). Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. pp. 1–5.
Publication type
Article in jnl/bk
Publication language
English
Abstract
The objective of this brief article is to discuss the assessment of translation quality. The author looks into various means and criteria to determine if a translation is good or bad, paying special attention to translation quality assessment within a functionalist approach. In this approach the function and/or the purpose of the target text is the decisive criterion of all translations. Finally, the author considers different contexts of translation quality assessment.
Source : P. Van Mulken