Semantic Maps – A Way Out of the Equivalence Conundrum?

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Semantic Maps – A Way Out of the Equivalence Conundrum?

ŠPETLA, David

Základní údaje

Originální název

Semantic Maps – A Way Out of the Equivalence Conundrum?

Autoři

ŠPETLA, David (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí)

Vydání

Theory and Practice in English Studies, Brno, Masarykova univerzita, 2021, 1805-0859

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60203 Linguistics

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

The article at The Digital Library of the Faculty of Arts, MUNI

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

translation equivalence; unique-items hypothesis; translation shifts; semantic maps; linguistic typology; cross-linguistic comparison

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 28. 5. 2024 14:23, Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Like other constructs within translation studies, the construct known as the unique item crucially depends on a concept of equivalence. However, when defining the unique item as a linguistic unit which lacks a linguistic counterpart in the source language, the propounder of the unique-items hypothesis, Sonja Tirkkonen-Condit, is laconic as to what she means by a linguistic counterpart. Although it has been suggested that one could, in one’s definition, resort to a classical account of translation shifts, a better solution may be discovered in the field of linguistic typology. The present paper illustrates how comparing linguistic items across languages can be achieved with a typological approach based on the semantic-map model. It is shown on the example of indefinite pronouns that semantic maps offer a much more precise way of assessing the degree to which two items from different languages can be said to be equivalent. While semantic maps reveal as much as they conceal, they are developed on the basis of empirical data from numerous languages and can be falsified. They can therefore be considered a valuable asset to translation scholars.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1376/2020, interní kód MU

Název: Paradigms, strategies and developments - English lingustics and translation

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Paradigms, strategies and developments - English lingustics and translation

Citovat

ŠPETLA, David. Semantic Maps – A Way Out of the Equivalence Conundrum? Theory and Practice in English Studies. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2021, roč. 10, č. 2, s. 7-21. ISSN 1805-0859.

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ŠPETLA, David. Semantic Maps – A Way Out of the Equivalence Conundrum? \textit{Theory and Practice in English Studies}. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2021, roč.~10, č.~2, s.~7-21. ISSN~1805-0859.

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