Translating Turkish Foreign Policy from English into Turkish

• Autores: Sirin Okyayuz Yener
• Localización: Meta: Journal des traducteurs = translators' journal, ISSN 0026-0452, Vol. 55, Nº. 2, 2010, págs. 338-354
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • When translating politics the translator considers the intention of the author, his style and discourse, and the information given, but s/he also considers that the sensitivity to politics and how the political discourse is built differ from culture to culture. The following paper is an attempt to identify some of the problems that may be encountered when translating politics in Turkey in the light of these considerations and through examples from a translation to suggest strategies to overcome these difficulties, considering the outcomes of alternative strategies that could be employed. It is a chronicle of the translator's attempt to exemplify how to remain faithful to many at the same time: the author, the meaning, the intention, the norms of the publishers, the TL readers and the two diverse political cultures.

    
    
    Plan de l'article
    
    1. Introduction
    1.1. Translating politics
    1.2. Political texts and discourse
    2. Translating politics in Turkey
    3. Translation problems encountered and possible strategies employed
    3.1. The intended meaning cannot be relayed with a faithful translation strategy
    3.2. Certain expressions/linguistic alternatives would not be used in the political discourse in Turkey
    3.3. Unknowingly made references to incidents (probably) not meant to be implied
    3.4. Reflecting an outdated view of certain circumstances, then viewed differently since the initial work was published
    3.5. "Missing informations" known by the readers
    3.6. The source and target cultures hold a different view of the status/names/attributes of certain groups, formations, organization, countries etc.
    4. Conclusion