General translation theory

Dilek Dizdar
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
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General translation theories refer to the entire object field of Translation Studies by offering explanation models for fundamental problems in the field. The range of a general translation theory depends on the theory's epistemological premises and is interdependent with the concept of translation that determines the theory's object field. How translation is defined, in turn, is conditioned by other founding concepts such as language, culture and communication. This article will look at how the term ‘general’ is understood in the context of translation theory without aspiring to provide an exhaustive or chronological account.

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