Katharina Reiss - Text types, translation types and translation

What is the primary purpose of translation according to Katharina Reiss?

• To preserve the linguistic form of the source text.

• To extend a monolingual communicative process to include receivers in another language.

• To change the function of the original text.

• To focus solely on the grammatical accuracy.

Answer explanation

To extend a monolingual communicative process to include receivers in another language. This reflects the goal of making the communicative act accessible to a wider audience beyond the original language community.

According to Reiss, what additional text type must be considered due to the use of language linked to other media?

• Operative

• Informative

• Expressive

• Audio-medial

Answer explanation

Audio-medial - This category accounts for the complex interplay of verbal and non-verbal elements in certain texts, like songs or films.

What determines the success of a translation for an operative text according to Reiss?

• The artistic form of the content.

• The direct impression of the source language.

• The direct elicitation of the desired response.

• The full access to conceptual content.

Answer explanation

The direct elicitation of the desired response. For operative texts, success in translation is measured by its effectiveness in eliciting the intended reaction from the target audience.

Which principle did Theodore Savory NOT list as part of translation principles?

• A translation should aim for linguistic form equivalence.

• A translation should read like an original work.

• A translation should possess the style of the translation.

• A translation must give the ideas of the original.

Answer explanation

A translation should aim for linguistic form equivalence. - This was not listed by Savory and is a more modern consideration beyond his original principles.

What is a primary factor in assessing a translation's success for an expressive text?

• • The ability to elicit a specific response.

• Direct access to conceptual content.

• Transmission of an artistic form.

• Adherence to the original's word order.

Answer explanation

Transmission of an artistic form - For expressive texts, capturing the original's artistic and stylistic essence is paramount.