Indirect translation

Hanna Pięta
NOVA University Lisbon
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When translation scholars talk about indirect translations, they are usually referring to translations of translations. The English terminology used to label this practice varies immensely. Designations in current use include compilative, double, eclectic, intermediate, mediated, pivot, relay, second-hand, secondary translation.

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Further essential reading

Ivaska, Laura
2020 Mixed-Method Approach to Indirect Translation: A Case Study of Finnish Translations of Modern Greek Prose 1952-2004. Turku: Annales Universitatis Turkuensis.Google Scholar
Pięta, Hanna, Laura Ivaska, and Yves Gambier
(eds) Forthcoming What can indirect translation research do for Translation Studies? Special Issue of Target . Google Scholar