‘Translation’ and Theories of Literary Translation. The Contribution of Comparative Historical Semantics
‘Translation’ and Theories of Literary Translation. The Contribution of Comparative Historical Semantics

Summary/Abstract: "Having to speak about translation to my fellow researchers of different fields I was wondering which aspect would be of interest to everyone (and not only to linguists). I believe the aspect of historical linguistics (or rather comparative historical semantics) would suit. It would help explain the origins of the meta-linguistic terminology that is so often applied and take a fresh look at the issues that have been under discussion for a long time. I intend to discuss the topic in the following order: as I will be dealing with semantics, I first suggest that we discuss the present state of the lexicon. Then I am going to inquire into its sources, making an attempt at the reconstruction of the situation in the [...]"

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