Re: Book translation


"Edward Hennessey" <replyaddress-nonono@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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In message <e2gb97$squ$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, dated
Sun, 23 Apr
2006, Fijoy George <tofijoy@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes

Would anyone be able to give me some guidance on how to
start?


You may want to find a similar work in the genre which has been
translated and compare the original with the rendition to get
intuitive clues on the process. Occasionally, there may be an
interlinear or side-by-side translation format available for a
work--here one thinks of the Loeb Library Latin-English
translation classics--which may speed your understanding.

Another excellent procedure once you have found a good
exemplar of an original in your target language is to translate a
paragraph from the source and then examine the same paragraph in
your chosen
translation, analyzing the differences. After awhile, you should
be able to deduce the analytical methods employed in formulating
the translation standard as against those you are using,
hopefully promoting your arrival at a happy synthesis. If you
have the human tendency to "peek ahead", you may want to shield
any paragraphs yet to be assessed with a piece of cardboard.

Regards,

Edward Hennessey


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