9/8/2023 0 Comments Word for word translation![]() Literal translation can also denote a translation that represents the precise meaning of the original text but does not attempt to convey its style, beauty, or poetry. ![]() Similarly, Richard Pevear worked from literal translations provided by his wife, Larissa Volokhonsky, in their translations of several Russian novels. For example, Robert Pinsky is reported to have used a literal translation in preparing his translation of Dante's Inferno (1994), as he does not know Italian. Word-for-word translations ("cribs," "ponies" or "trots") are sometimes prepared for a writer who is translating a work written in a language he does not know. The term "literal translation" often appeared in the titles of 19th-century English translations of classical, Bible and other texts. The term as used in translation studies Usage ![]() ![]() 1 The term as used in translation studies.Not to be confused with Literary translation or loan translation.
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