Memes of Translation

The spread of ideas in translation theory

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23395103
AutoresAndrew Chesterman (University of Helsinki, autor de correspondencia)
Año1997
Páginas219
Fecha de publicación1997-06-05
Open AccessNo
TipoBOOK
RevistaMemes of translation (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/btl.22
OpenAlexW4237258354
Open LibraryOL670539M
ISBN9789027216250
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas198

Memes of Translation is a search for coherence in translation theory based on the notion of Memes: ideas that spread, develop and replicate, like genes. The author explores a wide range of ideas on translation, mapping the “meme pool” of translation theory with chapters on translation history, norms, strategies, assessment, ethics, and translator training. The aim of the book is to search for a perspective from which the immense variety of ideas about translation can be related. The unifying thread is the philosophy of Karl Popper. The book proposes the beginnings of a Popperian theory of translation, based on the fundamental concepts of norms, strategies, and values. A key idea is that a translation itself is a theory or hypothesis concerning the source text. This hypothesis is then subjected to testing, refinement, and perhaps even rejection, just like any other hypothesis.

Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) · Epistemology · Linguistics · Perspective (graphical) · Translation (biology) · Translation studies · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Mathematics · Philosophy · Translation Studies and Practices · Theory · Theory, etc · Translating and interpreting