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Publication details [#9737]

Straight, Stephen H. 1977. Translation: some anthropological and psycholinguistic factors. In Gaddis Rose, Marilyn, ed. Translation in the humanities. Albany: State University of New York. pp. 28–33.

Publication type

Article in jnl/bk

Publication language

English

Keywords

anthropological approach=anthropology | knowledge=background knowledge=expert knowledge | psycholinguistics=psycholinguistic approach

Abstract

This article gives an account of different types of cultural knowledge a translator must have to be an effective translator, examines the role of the translator as a factor in translation and looks at several psycholinguistic factors which could ultimately have an influence on the choices made by the translator in the translation process.

Source : P. Van Mulken