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Publication details [#11923]
Deibler, Ellis. 1991. Checking translation for meaning. In Larson, Mildred L., ed. Translation: theory and practice, tension and interdependence (American Translators Association Scholarly Monograph Series 5). Amsterdam: John Benjamins. pp. 201–205. ![DOI logo](https://benjamins.com/logos/doi-logo.svg)
Publication type
Article in jnl/bk
Publication language
English
Abstract
The central thesis of this article is that a translator can greatly overestimate how much the target-language will understand and that the best way to avoid misunderstanding is to check the translation with several speakers of the target-language. To support this thesis, the auhor comments on the results of some research. First, however, he considers some underlying theoretical persuppositions.
Source : P. Van Mulken