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Intralingual intertemporal translation as a relevant category in translation studies

 | Bar-Ilan University
Published online: 29 September 2016
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Abstract
This article argues for intralingual intertemporal translations as a separate category within the field of translation studies. Not only do these translations seem to have common characteristics and behaviors, but it is precisely their particularities that make them a key to understanding more ‘typical’ translations. Two main sets of examples will serve as demonstration: translations from Old French into Middle and Modern French, and a Modern Hebrew translation of the Old Testament, originally written in Biblical Hebrew, as well as the public discussion following its publication.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Intralingual translation
  • 3.IIT in earlier research
  • 4.Why should IIT be considered translation?
    • 4.1Toury’s definition
    • 4.2Sakai’s problematization of the unity of language
    • 4.3Stages (ii) and (iii) as exemplified in French and Hebrew
    • 4.4Ricœur’s selfhood to the rescue
  • 5.When does IIT occur?
  • 6.Who composes IITs?
  • 7.A difference of degree or of perception?
  • 8.Implications of Ricœur’s selfhood
    • 8.1Three hypotheses
    • 8.2Translating texts representing the emergence of the vernacular
  • 9.Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
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