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Publication details [#28820]

Nida, Eugene Albert. 2012. Principles of correspondence. In Venuti, Lawrence. The Translation Studies Reader. London: Routledge. pp. 141–155.

Publication type

Chapter in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

equivalence=non-equivalence | formalism | meaning=content | source text=originality=authenticity

Reprint of

Nida, Eugene Albert. 1964. Principles of correspondence. In Nida, Eugene Albert. Toward a science of translating: with special reference to principles and procedures involved in bible translating. Leiden: Brill. pp. 156–171.

Abstract

In this excerpt from his 1964 book, Nida distinguishes between dynamic and formal varieties of correspondence. Dynamic correspondence avoids approximation to the form and meaning of the source text and instead aims for an equivalence of effect.

Source : Based on editor’s introductory essay