Tendencies of Translation Manipulation Strategies in Anglophone Mass Media

The Case of the “Collective West”

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22201731
AutoresA V Dymova (0000-0003-2931-5199, Ural Federal University), Natalya N Koptyaeva (0000-0002-0930-9384, Ural Federal University), Thomas Beavitt (0000-0002-3391-2167, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences)
Año2024
Volumen8
Número4
Páginas861-888
Fecha de publicación2024-12-28
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaChanging Societies and Personalities (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2587-6104 • E-ISSN: 2587-8964
EditorialUral Federal University (PUBLISHER • RU)
DOI10.15826/csp.2024.8.4.303
OpenAlexW4406685605
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas13

Especially at times of conflict, questions concerning the accuracy of texts published as translations are of interest in fields including sociology and international relations due to their role in facilitating—or forestalling—the possibility of resolving such conflicts. In order to examine why texts asserted as translations are not always accurate, we analyze tendencies in mistranslation. To this end, we sampled texts containing the key term “collective West” from Russian news sources and their translations in Anglophone mass media. Using a comparative interpretation method within contextual and discursive theory, we noticed numerous discrepancies and distortions, which allowed us to identify key tendencies in mistranslation. Five main tendencies identified from the analysis are: (a) subtle tampering in direct quotation; (b) deliberate omission of chunks; (c) imprecise indirect quotation; (d) tampering with the cornerstones of direct quotation; (e) defacing the source of quotation. The results of our research reveal the manipulative character of such mistranslations

Linguistics · Mass media · Political science · Sociology · Chemistry · Law · Philosophy · Translation Studies and Practices