The Problem of Foreignness in Interlingual Translation

Mehmet Köklüdağ

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The Problem of Foreignness in Interlingual Translation

Authors:

Mehmet Köklüdağ

Publisher:

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Main Topics:

Dini Araştırmalar (Diğer) | Arap Dili ve Belagatı

Journal:

Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 57, pp.217-237

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001337327

pISSN:

2587-1854

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Abstract:

 In this article, we have tried to determine from hermeneutic perspective how the problem of foreignness that arises in interlingual translation is positioned in terms of translation practice and translation studies. The problem of foreignness in translation is discussed on two grounds in our research: The problem of foreignness from the perspective of translation practice and translation studies; and the problem of foreignness from the perspective of the translator. In terms of translation studies, foreignness is discussed in the context of the following basic questions: How are the different elements of the source language and culture transferred to the target language-culture? How are the linguistic and cultural contexts of these transferred elementsmeanings reflected in translation? Since translation also conveys individual human thought, social values and different semiotic structures, grammatically oriented structural methods are insufficient. For this reason, our study emphasizes that the temporal and spatial reality of translation should be considered to fully reflect its dynamic nature. As for the problem of foreignness for the translator, in our study we discussed the impact of the historical context in which the source text was written and the cultural and social conditions in which the translator finds himselfherself in the translation process. At this point, it is stated that the translator generally has to choose between two basic strategies: Alienation and localization. The choice between these strategies will answer questions such as how to approach cultural differences in translation, what effect the translation will have on the target culture, and what kind of experience the addressee will gain from the translation. In conclusion, it has been stated that although alienation and indigenization strategies are considered to be opposite to each other in translation, these two strategies can be used together in most translation processes depending on the purpose, genre, and target audience of the text.

 In this article, we have tried to determine from hermeneutic perspective how the problem of foreignness that arises in interlingual translation is positioned in terms of translation practice and translation studies. The problem of foreignness in translation is discussed on two grounds in our research: The problem of foreignness from the perspective of translation practice and translation studies; and the problem of foreignness from the perspective of the translator. In terms of translation studies, foreignness is discussed in the context of the following basic questions: How are the different elements of the source language and culture transferred to the target language-culture? How are the linguistic and cultural contexts of these transferred elementsmeanings reflected in translation? Since translation also conveys individual human thought, social values and different semiotic structures, grammatically oriented structural methods are insufficient. For this reason, our study emphasizes that the temporal and spatial reality of translation should be considered to fully reflect its dynamic nature. As for the problem of foreignness for the translator, in our study we discussed the impact of the historical context in which the source text was written and the cultural and social conditions in which the translator finds himselfherself in the translation process. At this point, it is stated that the translator generally has to choose between two basic strategies: Alienation and localization. The choice between these strategies will answer questions such as how to approach cultural differences in translation, what effect the translation will have on the target culture, and what kind of experience the addressee will gain from the translation. In conclusion, it has been stated that although alienation and indigenization strategies are considered to be opposite to each other in translation, these two strategies can be used together in most translation processes depending on the purpose, genre, and target audience of the text.

 In this article, we have tried to determine from hermeneutic perspective how the problem of foreignness that arises in interlingual translation is positioned in terms of translation practice and translation studies. The problem of foreignness in translation is discussed on two grounds in our research: The problem of foreignness from the perspective of translation practice and translation studies; and the problem of foreignness from the perspective of the translator. In terms of translation studies, foreignness is discussed in the context of the following basic questions: How are the different elements of the source language and culture transferred to the target language-culture? How are the linguistic and cultural contexts of these transferred elementsmeanings reflected in translation? Since translation also conveys individual human thought, social values and different semiotic structures, grammatically oriented structural methods are insufficient. For this reason, our study emphasizes that the temporal and spatial reality of translation should be considered to fully reflect its dynamic nature. As for the problem of foreignness for the translator, in our study we discussed the impact of the historical context in which the source text was written and the cultural and social conditions in which the translator finds himselfherself in the translation process. At this point, it is stated that the translator generally has to choose between two basic strategies: Alienation and localization. The choice between these strategies will answer questions such as how to approach cultural differences in translation, what effect the translation will have on the target culture, and what kind of experience the addressee will gain from the translation. In conclusion, it has been stated that although alienation and indigenization strategies are considered to be opposite to each other in translation, these two strategies can be used together in most translation processes depending on the purpose, genre, and target audience of the text.

 Bu makalede, çeviri pratiği ve çeviribilim açısından dillerarası çeviri sürecinde ortaya çıkan yabancılık sorununun nasıl konumlandırıldığını hermenötik perspektiften hareketle tespit etmeye çalıştık. Çeviride yabancılık sorunu araştırmamızda iki temelde tartışılmıştır: Çeviri pratiği ve çeviribilim açısından yabancılık sorunu; çevirmen açısından yabancılık sorunu. Çeviribilim açısından yabancılık şu temel sorular bağlamında ele alınmıştır: Kaynak dilde ve kültürde bulunan farklı unsurlar hedef dil-kültürüne nasıl aktarılmaktadır? Bu aktarılan unsurlarınanlamların dilsel ve kültürel bağlamları çeviride nasıl yansıtılmaktır? Zira çeviri bireysel insan düşüncesini, toplumsal değerleri ve çeşitli semiyotik yapıları da aktardığı için dilbilgisi odaklı yapısal yöntemler yetersiz kalmaktadır. Bu nedenle, çalışmamızda çevirinin dinamik yapısının tam bir şekilde yansıtılması için zamansal ve mekânsal gerçekliğinin dikkate alınması gerektiği vurgulanmıştır. Araştırmamızda çevirmen açısından yabancılık sorunu ise kaynak metnin yazıldığı tarihsel bağlamın ve çevirmenin içinde bulunduğu kültürel ve sosyal koşulların, çeviri sürecine etkisi tartışılmıştır. Bu noktada çevirmenin genel itibariyle iki temel strateji arasında seçim yapmak zorunda olduğu belirtilmiştir: Yabancılaştırma ve yerlileştirme. Çünkü bu stratejiler arasında yapılacak tercih, çevirideki kültürel farklılıklara nasıl yaklaşılacağı, çevirinin hedef kültürde hangi etkiyi yaratacağı ve muhatabın çeviriden nasıl bir deneyim kazanacağı gibi sorularının cevabı belirleyecektir. Sonuç olarak çeviride yabancılaştırma ve yerlileştirme stratejileri birbirine zıt olarak düşünülse de çoğu çeviri sürecinde bu iki stratejinin metnin amacına, türüne ve hedef kitlesine göre bir arada kullanılabileceği ifade edilmiştir.

Article Details

The Problem of Foreignness in Interlingual Translation

Authors:

Mehmet Köklüdağ

Publisher:

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Main Topics:

Dini Araştırmalar (Diğer) | Arap Dili ve Belagatı

Journal:

Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 57, pp.217-237

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001337327

pISSN:

2587-1854

Translation studies

Translation strategies

Linguistic context

Alienation

Localisation.Çeviribilim

Çeviri stratejileri

Dilsel bağlam

Yabancılaştırma

Yerlileştirme.

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Mehmet Köklüdağ

Publisher: Ondokuz Mayıs University

Main Topics: Dini Araştırmalar (Diğer) | Arap Dili ve Belagatı

Journal: Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 57, pp.217-237

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2024

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001337327

pISSN: 2587-1854

Issues

Authors:

Mehmet Köklüdağ

Publisher:

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Main Topics:

Dini Araştırmalar (Diğer) | Arap Dili ve Belagatı

Journal:

Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 57, pp.217-237

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001337327

pISSN:

2587-1854