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Manipulation and loyalty in functional translation

2002; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 14; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/1013929x.2002.9678123

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Christiane Nord,

Translation Studies and Practices

Abstract Abstract Radical Skopos‐theory has been criticised for allowing the end to justify the means in the translation process, which would make this theory inappropriate to the translation of texts — such as literary or biblical — that are largely determined by the author's personal intention. This paper argues that combining functionalism with loyalty can be a corrective not only in function‐oriented, but also in equivalence‐based translation processes. This point will be illustrated by means of four examples, two of which are taken from the area of Bible translation.