Institutional translation

Kang, Ji-Hae

doi:10.4324/9781315678627-55

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“…Kaisa Koskinen, one of the pioneers in research on institutional translation, argues that when translation is practiced in an institutional setting, the “voice that is to be heard is that of the translating institution” (2008: 22). Indeed, similar to the organizational level of analysis in the gatekeeping theory (Shoemaker and Vos, 2009), an institutional approach in translation studies is concerned with the impact of organizational, structural and ideological characteristics of an institution on the activities of its members (Kang 2009).…”

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Journalistic translation: A gate at which journalism studies and translation studies meet

Kalantari

2022

Journalism

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This theoretical article focuses on a part-whole relationship between journalistic translation (or news translation) and the overall process of news gatekeeping within and outside of the boundaries of media organizations. The article argues for understanding the part (i.e., journalistic translation) in light of the whole (i.e., news gatekeeping) and the whole in light of the part. In this regard, it approaches journalistic translation in terms of its relationships with other news gatekeeping operations (e.g., information selection and editing) and factors that control the whole process of news gatekeeping (e.g., organizational and social constraints); besides, it touches on the relevance of the inclusion of the concept of translation in theorizing about news gatekeeping and the potential of the findings of research on translation in news production settings to contribute to news gatekeeping scholarship.

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Journalistic translation: A gate at which journalism studies and translation studies meet

Kalantari

2022

Journalism

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“…In recent years, institutional translation has attracted considerable scholarly attention in translation studies. The notion of “institutional translation” refers to “the act or product of linguistic mediation carried out by individual or collective actors on behalf of or for the benefit of institutions” (Kang, 2020, p. 256). As the organizers of translation activities, translating institutions play an important role in the production and dissemination of translation products.…”

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“…Up to the present, a number of studies in this area have considered particular translating institutions from various cultures, eras and ideological backdrops (Koskinen, 2011, p. 56), but few studies have dealt with institutional translation practices outside Europe. Thus, further exploration into and reflection on institutional translation practices in diverse historical and cultural contexts are required (Kang, 2020, p. 260); these might include yichang (an official institute for the translation of Buddhist scriptures) in the Tang Dynasty in China, the Turkish Translation Bureau, and the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). This article sets out to investigate the book covers in the Panda Books Series (PBS), one of the most influential state translation programs aiming to introduce Chinese literature to other parts of the world, launched by the Foreign Language Bureau (FLB), a state translating institution in China.…”

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Book Covers and State Translation Programs: A Multimodal Approach to Book Covers in the Panda Books Series

2023

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In the era of globalization, institutional translation has become increasingly important. The Panda Books Series (PBS) is an exemplar of institutional translation that translates and disseminates Chinese literature to other parts of the world. The present study provides a multimodal analysis of the book covers in the PBS in terms of their visual meanings and intersemiotic relations. Analysis of 129 front covers and 64 back covers reveals that a positive and non-threatening image of China is constructed by characterizing China as a gender-equal, peaceful, and rural country, while a modern and approachable image of Chinese writers is created to highlight the authorship. The verbal and visual modes that are present on the covers often repeat the same information to reinforce positive images of China and Chinese writers, which is instrumental in realizing the goal of the PBS. It is argued that the agency of subjects at different levels, that is, the political ideology of the state, the governmental institutions involved, and translators and editors, all combine to shape the book cover designs of the PBS. This study contributes to research on institutional translation, especially state translation program, from a multimodal perspective.

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The interface between specialized translation and institutional translation: A selection of candidate terms validated by Aeronautical Meteorology corpora

Peixoto¹

2023

Applied Corpus Linguistics

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Institutional translation

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Journalistic translation: A gate at which journalism studies and translation studies meet

Journalistic translation: A gate at which journalism studies and translation studies meet

Book Covers and State Translation Programs: A Multimodal Approach to Book Covers in the Panda Books Series

The interface between specialized translation and institutional translation: A selection of candidate terms validated by Aeronautical Meteorology corpora

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