Assessment of a Discourse Workshop: Design, Implementation, and Outcomes

This project addresses the problem of Bible translations that appear wooden as a result of following a source language text too closely. It examines what effect a discourse workshop focusing on receptor language structures had on translators and their revisions to selected Scripture texts in three t...

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Main Author: Grossmann, Becky (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2020
In: The Bible translator
Year: 2020, Volume: 71, Issue: 3, Pages: 265-280
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible / Translation / Discourse / Training
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
Further subjects:B Training
B Discourse
B receptor language structure
B translation training
B discourse training
B natural discourse
B discourse workshop
B language structures
B translation workshop
B Bible Translation
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Summary:This project addresses the problem of Bible translations that appear wooden as a result of following a source language text too closely. It examines what effect a discourse workshop focusing on receptor language structures had on translators and their revisions to selected Scripture texts in three translation projects in Liberia. The article evaluates the process, material, and outcomes of the workshop and gives recommendations for improvement and further training.
ISSN:2051-6789
Contains:Enthalten in: The Bible translator
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/2051677020961821