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A tentative typology of translation-induced language change

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Abstract

Language contact through translation (LCTT) is a particular source of contact-induced language change. While investigations into individual scenarios have shown its importance, major works on language contact have largely neglected this type of language contact. In particular, no attempt has been made so far at establishing general principles and mechanisms for LCTT situations. This contribution presents a tentative typology for the study of LCTT and analyzes two different situations from that perspective, namely the contact between Latin and Old Swedish in the Middle Ages and between English and German today.

Abstract

Language contact through translation (LCTT) is a particular source of contact-induced language change. While investigations into individual scenarios have shown its importance, major works on language contact have largely neglected this type of language contact. In particular, no attempt has been made so far at establishing general principles and mechanisms for LCTT situations. This contribution presents a tentative typology for the study of LCTT and analyzes two different situations from that perspective, namely the contact between Latin and Old Swedish in the Middle Ages and between English and German today.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents vii
  3. Introduction 1
  4. Part I. Diachronic perspectives
  5. A tentative typology of translation-induced language change 11
  6. Travelling the paths of discourse traditions 45
  7. Evidence of language contact in the Parliament Rolls of Medieval England 71
  8. Translation-induced formulations of directives in Early Modern German cookbooks 87
  9. Battlefield victory 109
  10. Part II. Diachronic perspectives
  11. Between normalization and shining-through 135
  12. Linking constructions in English and German translated and original texts 163
  13. Features of writtenness transferred 183
  14. Part III. Synchronic perspectives
  15. Corporate rhetoric in English and Japanese business reports 209
  16. Assessing the impact of translations on English-German language contact 233
  17. The impact of English on Spanish-language media in the USA 257
  18. Revisiting a translation effect in an oral language 281
  19. Index 311
Multilingual Discourse Production
This chapter is in the book Multilingual Discourse Production
https://doi.org/10.1075/hsm.12.02kra

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents vii
  3. Introduction 1
  4. Part I. Diachronic perspectives
  5. A tentative typology of translation-induced language change 11
  6. Travelling the paths of discourse traditions 45
  7. Evidence of language contact in the Parliament Rolls of Medieval England 71
  8. Translation-induced formulations of directives in Early Modern German cookbooks 87
  9. Battlefield victory 109
  10. Part II. Diachronic perspectives
  11. Between normalization and shining-through 135
  12. Linking constructions in English and German translated and original texts 163
  13. Features of writtenness transferred 183
  14. Part III. Synchronic perspectives
  15. Corporate rhetoric in English and Japanese business reports 209
  16. Assessing the impact of translations on English-German language contact 233
  17. The impact of English on Spanish-language media in the USA 257
  18. Revisiting a translation effect in an oral language 281
  19. Index 311
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