Overtranslation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Overtranslation is a noun meaning (translation studies) The act of overtranslating.
Meaning
(translation studies) The act of overtranslating.
Example Sentences
Mistaking a servitude for an option can lead to overtranslation.
The aim of this article is to illustrate the commonest forms of overtranslation through representative examples drawn from a variety of sources and source languages.
One result of overtranslation is to render this development incoherent, trivial, or even imperceptible, since the development is already tacitly built into the translation from the beginning.
Word Forms
- overtranslations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include version, backtranslation, back-translation, traduction, translatorship, foreignization.
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