Translating the culturally foreign elementtoward the notion of loyalty

Saridaki Evanthia

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Translating the culturally foreign elementtoward the notion of loyalty

Authors:

Saridaki Evanthia

Publisher:

Ecole Normale Supérieure de Mostaganem

Journal:

Revue de Didactique, Linguistique et Traduction Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.147-159

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001549264

pISSN:

2992-1287

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Abstract:

 One of the questions raised in translation studies is rendering the culturally foreign element in translation and, more generally, the close interaction between language and civilization. To a large extent, a certain civilization functions through the translation process since by inserting new texts, civilizations can revive their particularities. The present article attempts to shed light on certain approaches toward the cultural dimension in translation, by describing also the close interrelationship between the translation phenomenon and the concept of civilization. The research methodology that is employed is theoretical exploration that focuses on the description and categorization of culture-bound words and concepts. It examines two main translation trends for transferring the cultural dimension of a text, namely Berman’s and Venuti’s approach as well as the critique that has been exercised on these theoretical models. The overall conclusion drawn is that respecting the culturally different element makes up the basis on which the translation process should be built and that the translator should act as an intercultural mediator promoting the interaction among civilizations. What is proposed is a translation approach based on the moral concept of “loyalty” in translation, considering as principal factors that affect the translator’s choices both the communicative and functional parametres of the translation phenomenon.

Article Details

Translating the culturally foreign elementtoward the notion of loyalty

Authors:

Saridaki Evanthia

Publisher:

Ecole Normale Supérieure de Mostaganem

Journal:

Revue de Didactique, Linguistique et Traduction Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.147-159

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001549264

pISSN:

2992-1287

cultural dimension in translation

domestication and foreignization

ethnocentric translation

loyalty and functionality

Issues

Article Details

Translating the culturally foreign elementtoward the notion of loyalty

Authors: Saridaki Evanthia

Publisher: Ecole Normale Supérieure de Mostaganem

Journal: Revue de Didactique, Linguistique et Traduction Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.147-159

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2025

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001549264

pISSN: 2992-1287

cultural dimension in translation

domestication and foreignization

ethnocentric translation

loyalty and functionality

Issues

Authors:

Saridaki Evanthia

Publisher:

Ecole Normale Supérieure de Mostaganem

Journal:

Revue de Didactique, Linguistique et Traduction Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.147-159

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001549264

pISSN:

2992-1287