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Translation Procedures: Jean-Paul Vinay & Jean Darbelnet (1958)

The document summarizes Vinay and Darbelnet's (1958) translation procedures, which include direct procedures like borrowing, calque, and literal translation, as well as oblique procedures like transposition, modulation, and adaptation. Direct procedures involve minimal changes to the source text, while oblique procedures involve more adaptation and changes in perspective or cultural references. Examples are provided for each procedure type.

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Translation Procedures: Jean-Paul Vinay & Jean Darbelnet (1958)

The document summarizes Vinay and Darbelnet's (1958) translation procedures, which include direct procedures like borrowing, calque, and literal translation, as well as oblique procedures like transposition, modulation, and adaptation. Direct procedures involve minimal changes to the source text, while oblique procedures involve more adaptation and changes in perspective or cultural references. Examples are provided for each procedure type.

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Translation

Procedures
JEAN-PAUL VINAY & JEAN DARBELNET (1958)
DIRECT

• Borrowing
• Calque
• Literal translation
Translation
Methods OBLIQUE

• Transposition
• Modulation
• Adaptation
Direct Procedures
Borrowing (word-level)

• Introducing an SL word and integrating into the TL via


transliteration.
• Examples: Houthis = ‫الحوثيين‬, Chai = ‫شاي‬
• Used to fill a lexical gap OR add stylistic effect and
cultural flavor.
Calque (phrase-level)

• Transferring an SL expression (more than one word) to


the TL via literal translation
• Examples: mushroom cloud = ‫سحابة عيش الغراب‬,
honeymoon = ‫ شهر العسل‬, ‫ = وزارة الهجرة والقوى العاملة‬Ministry of
Manpower and Immigration
Literal Translation (sentence-level &
above)

• Transferring sentences (and longer chunks of text) from


SL to TL without making undue changes at the lexical,
syntactic or semantic levels.
• Example: ‫ = رافقه محمد أخاه كظله‬His brother Mohammad
accompanied him like his shadow.
Oblique Procedures
Transposition

• Making grammatical changes to the ST unit without changing


its meaning in the TT.
• Examples:
• Word form: ‫ =الفيل من الثدييات‬elephants are mammals
• Word order: ‫ =منال فتاة جميلة‬Manal is a beautiful girl
• Grammatical structure: ‫ =أعاقها جمالها عن النجاح في الدراسة‬Her beauty was an
obstruction to her education. ‫ =ألقيت خطاب في البرلمان‬I spoke at the parliament.
‫ =سأحدثك بعد نزولي من الحافلة‬I’ll talk to you once I get off the bus.
Modulation

• Making changes in perspective to the ST unit without changing


its meaning in the TT.
• Examples:
• ‫ =األيدي العاملة‬workers
• ‫ = األطفال الذين يتعرضون لالنتقاد باستمرار هم أكثر عرضة للفشل‬Children who are constantly
criticized are more likely to fail.
• ‫ =لقد تسببت لنفسي بكثير من األذى الذي عانيته‬Most of the damage I suffered was self-
inflicted.
• ‫ =كان زوجي السابق خفيف الظل‬My ex-husband was funny.
• Mark promised to put a lid on it = ‫تعهد مارك بالتكتم على األمر‬
Adaptation

• Replacing an ST unit with a TT unit that is culturally equivalent


to it, even if it differs slightly in form or meaning.
• Examples:
• ‫ =العشوائيات‬the projects
• ‫ =كلبوبات‬horse girls
• ‫ =هذا الشبل من ذاك األسد‬like father, like son

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