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4 - Self-Translation

from Part I - The Nature of Translation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2022

By
Anthony Cordingley
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Kirsten Malmkjær
Kirsten Malmkjær
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University of Leicester
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Self-translators are not bound by the same professional code that typically constrains translators. Chapter 4 examines how self-translators balance the need to represent their source accurately and the freedom to recreate it. It describes the differences between self-translation and other forms of bilingual writing and explains how self-translation has been categorized with respect to a range of literary, geopolitical and commercial influences and motivations. Finally, it considers how the metaphor of self-translation is used within literary and translation studies.

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Self-translatorsprofessional codesself-translationbilingual writingas metaphorliterary studiestranslation studies
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The Cambridge Handbook of Translation , pp. 75 - 95
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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