Discussion
Assumed translation: Reconciling Komissarov and Toury and moving a step forward

Sandra L. Halverson
University of Bergen, Norway
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In his Forum paper (1996), Vilen Komissarov takes up Toury’s notion of the “assumed translation” (e.g. 1995a and 1995b). Komissarov’s primary concern is with the delimitation of our object of study, and in dealing with this topic he suggests a two-part strategy: first, a new definition of translation and second, a revision of Toury’s idea.

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