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Between normalization and shining-through

Specific properties of English-German translations and their influence on the target language

Abstract

This paper investigates whether normalization and shining-through effects in translations lead to a hybridization of target texts and whether this has an impact on the target language. The case studies presented in the paper deal with the quantification of these phenomena on the basis of a monolingual comparable corpus of translated and non-translated text and their explanation using a parallel corpus. By including diachronic texts, the relation between translation properties and language change can be investigated. Finally, psycholinguistic studies reveal how translated texts are received and accepted by the target audience. The product- and process-oriented methods used for these different analyses are chosen to complement each other in order to pave the way for empirically modeling the nature of translation.

Abstract

This paper investigates whether normalization and shining-through effects in translations lead to a hybridization of target texts and whether this has an impact on the target language. The case studies presented in the paper deal with the quantification of these phenomena on the basis of a monolingual comparable corpus of translated and non-translated text and their explanation using a parallel corpus. By including diachronic texts, the relation between translation properties and language change can be investigated. Finally, psycholinguistic studies reveal how translated texts are received and accepted by the target audience. The product- and process-oriented methods used for these different analyses are chosen to complement each other in order to pave the way for empirically modeling the nature of translation.

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.12.07han

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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