Between source and target text: multidimensionality of process- and result-oriented translation evaluation and its criteria Cover Image

Zwischen Ausgangs- und Zieltext: Multidimensionalität der prozess- und resultatorientierten Übersetzungskritik und ihrer Kriterien
Between source and target text: multidimensionality of process- and result-oriented translation evaluation and its criteria

Author(s): Tomasz Maras
Subject(s): Translation Studies
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT – Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
Keywords: source text; target text; translation evaluation; evaluation criteria

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on the relations between a source and a target text with regard to their relevance for the evaluation of written translations. Furthermore, the paper presents the concepts of translation evaluation introduced by Nord, Koller, House, and Reiss. The present paper discusses phases of the evaluation process as well as their connections to the translation process. The focus is also placed on evaluation criteria which are an indispensable condition for clear and comprehensible evaluation of translations.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 73-80
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: German