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Vol. 2:2 (1990) ► pp.165–181

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Linguistic Interference in Literary Translations from English into Hebrew of the 1960s and 1970s

 | The Open University of Israel
Published online: 1 January 1990
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Abstract
In the years leading up to the 1960s and in the beginning of that decade the system of non-canonized literature in Hebrew was inundated with translations from English. These were usually characterized by strong interference of that language. In the system of canonized literature, on the contrary, linguistic interference in translations from English was rather restricted. The gap between the two systems in this respect gradually narrowed during the 1970s. The dynamics in translated literature as regards the interference of English may be explained as deriving from processes of change in Israeli culture and in its redeployment with respect to the West, especially with respect to American culture.
Résumé
De la fin des années 1950 au début de la décennie suivante, le système non canonique de la litterature hébraïque a été envahi de traductions de l'anglais; celles-ci étaient couramment marquées par un haut degré d'interférence de l'anglais. A l'opposé, cette interférence linguistique était réduite dans le système canonique de la littérature. L'écart entre les deux systèmes relativement à ce phénomène s'amenuisait au cours des années 1970. On peut expliquer le dyna-misme ainsi manifesté par la littérature traduite comme l'émanation de processus évolutifs au sein de la culture israélienne, en particulier son redéploiement au regard de la culture américaine.
Article outline
  • Processes of Change in Translated Literature in Hebrew
  • Interference in Translation—Universal Law or Particular Norm?
  • Canonized Literature During the 1960s
  • Non-canonized Literature During the 1960s
  • The 1970s
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
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