The Freedom of the Translator: Issues in Correspondence and Shift
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https://doi.org/10.17977/um064v2i92022p1339-1350Keywords:
Correspondence, Shift, Ideology, DiscourseAbstract
Abstract: It is clear that the notion of “shift” plays a primordial role in leading the translator to predetermined targets, which explains why the majority of translated texts from the same sources are largely similar. In this article, we try to explore the different possibilities of choice between competing translations at the different levels of English and Arabic linguistic systems. We also attempt to highlight the important notion of ‘shift’ in translation by showing the different mechanisms that operate in the process of translating English into Arabic in our endeavor to keep meaning as close as possible in both languages. The term “equivalence” is elucidated to underscore its different manifestations at the textual level. In this respect, a brief look at the article “Asymmetric struggle for the hearts and mind of viewers: Can the media actually trigger sympathy towards terrorists?”, written by the Israeli journalist Ifat Maoz, gives the reader an idea about how translation is determined by the notion of shift and about the possibilities, if any, the translator may have recourse to for stylistic reasons. We found that a register analysis must be incorporated into the general conceptualization of the flow from the original text to the translated text in order to produce an acceptable translation. We also found that the only shift in translation that provides translators freedom is intra-systemic shift, a subset of class shift, addition shift, omission shift, and meaning shift. Finally, we discovered that expressive meaning is the most influential factor in translation as it may drive translators to depart from the source text to match the context of the target text in order to create a product that is reader-friendly.
Keywords: correspondence; shift; ideology; discourse
Abstrak: “Pergeseran” memainkan peran primordial dalam mengarahkan penerjemah ke target yang telah ditentukan, yang menjelaskan mengapa sebagian besar teks terjemahan dari sumber yang sama sebagian besar mirip. Dalam artikel ini, kami mencoba untuk mengeksplorasi kemungkinan pilihan yang berbeda antara terjemahan yang bersaing di berbagai tingkat sistem linguistik bahasa Inggris dan Arab. Kami juga mencoba untuk menyoroti gagasan penting dari 'pergeseran' dalam terjemahan dengan menunjukkan mekanisme yang berbeda yang beroperasi dalam proses menerjemahkan bahasa Inggris ke bahasa Arab dalam upaya kami untuk menjaga makna sedekat mungkin dalam kedua bahasa. Istilah “kesetaraan” dijelaskan untuk menggarisbawahi berbagai manifestasinya pada tataran tekstual. Dalam hal ini, tinjauan singkat pada artikel “Perjuangan asimetris untuk hati dan pikiran pemirsa: Dapatkah media benar-benar memicu simpati terhadap teroris?”, yang ditulis oleh jurnalis Israel Ifat Maoz, memberikan gambaran kepada pembaca tentang bagaimana terjemahan ditentukan. dengan gagasan pergeseran dan tentang kemungkinan, jika ada, penerjemah mungkin meminta bantuan untuk alasan gaya. Kami menemukan bahwa analisis register harus dimasukkan ke dalam konseptualisasi umum aliran dari teks asli ke teks terjemahan untuk menghasilkan terjemahan yang dapat diterima. Kami juga menemukan bahwa satu-satunya pergeseran dalam terjemahan yang memberikan kebebasan penerjemah adalah pergeseran intra-sistemik, subset dari pergeseran kelas, pergeseran penambahan, pergeseran penghilangan, dan pergeseran makna. Akhirnya, kami menemukan bahwa makna ekspresif adalah faktor yang paling berpengaruh dalam penerjemahan karena dapat mendorong penerjemah untuk menyimpang dari teks sumber agar sesuai dengan konteks teks target untuk menciptakan produk yang ramah pembaca.
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