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Understanding Translation: Definitions and Processes Explained

Translation is a complex process that involves transferring thoughts and ideas from one language to another, according to various scholars. Brislin (1976) describes it as the transfer of thoughts in both written and oral forms. Wilss (1982) emphasizes the transformation of source language texts into target language texts, requiring an understanding of syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Nida and Taber (1982) focus on reproducing the closest equivalent of the source message in the target language, while Newmark (1988) highlights the act of transferring meaning, encompassing both style and content.

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Understanding Translation: Definitions and Processes Explained

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  1. TRANSLATION-2 UMDATUL KHOIROT, S.Hum., M.Pd.

  2. DEFINITION OF TRANSLATION • Brislin (1976): a general term referring to the transfer of thoughts and ideas from one language to another, whether the language is in written or oral form, whether the language have established orthographies or not; or whether one or both languages is based on signs, as with signs of the deaf.

  3. Definition of Translation (continuation) • Wilss (1982): a transfer process which aims at the transformation of a written source language text (SLT) into an optimally equivalent target language text (TLT), and which requires the syntactic, the semantic, and the pragmatic understanding and analytical processing of the source text. Syntactic understanding is related to style and meaning. Semantic is meaning related activity. Pragmatic understanding is related to the message or implication of a sentence.

  4. Definition of Translation (continuation) • Nida and Taber (1982): a process of reproducing in the receptor language the closest natural equivalent of the source language message, first in terms of meaning and secondly in terms of style.

  5. Definition of Translation (continuation) • Newmark (1988): the act of transferring meaning of a stretch or a unit of language, the whole or a part, from one language to another.

  6. Definition of Translation (continuation) • In other words, translation is a transfer of meaning, message, and style from one SL to TL

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