Omri Asscher
List of John Benjamins publications in which Omri Asscher is involved.
Articles
2023 The position of machine translation in translation studies: A definitional perspective Translation Spaces 12:1, pp. 1–20 | Article
Attempts to define the concept of translation have historically both reflected and driven developments and demarcations in the field. In light of the ubiquitous rise of machine translation (MT), the current article considers how definitional approaches to translation that preceded the MT era,… read more
2017 A case for an integrated approach to the mediation of national literature: Translated Hebrew literature in the United States in the 1970s and 2000s Translation and Interpreting Studies 12:1, pp. 24–48 | Article
The last years have seen a rise in the study of translation as an ideologically-implicated activity within the context of power relations, as well as in translation research from a sociologically-oriented frame of reference. In this article, I will point to a methodological consideration which… read more
2010 A model for Hebrew translation of British humor: Amplification and overstatement Target 22:2, pp. 237–263 | Article
The influence of translational norms on the translation of humor manifested in prose fiction has not been a focus of much research. This paper will try to establish the existence of an institutionalized strategy of amplification, presumably born out of a wish to bridge the cultural gap reflected in… read more