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As a response to Eco\u2019s quote concerning the difficulties with effectively communicating translations in different languages, I somewhat agree with his notion, but I also disagree.\u00a0 When adequately transitioning from one language to another, there are many cultural factors a translator must consider.\u00a0 Appeasing to the linguistic norms and the dialect of the targeted language is the main priority, because this is how the message will be most successfully interpreted.\u00a0 Sticking to the vernacular word-for-word will never result in a rewarding outcome for the targeted readers.\u00a0 Linguistically, no two languages are ever the same.\u00a0 Due to linguistic barriers, texts being translated in alternate languages will never be interpreted in the exact same way.\u00a0 This is part of the reason I agree with Eco when he talks about the skepticism of translators when working with multiple different languages. It\u2019s a difficult duty to thoroughly interpret the same framework and meaning of a text into another completely different language.\u00a0 Phrases or words may not even exist in the targeted language, and this forces the translator to manipulate the text in the most adequate way possible.\u00a0 Words may hold such dense value and substance, but happen to not exist in the targeted language.\u00a0 For example, Eco uses a figurative case when mentioning viewpoints from different cultures.\u00a0 He states, \u201cShould the translation lead the reader to understand the linguistic and cultural universe of the source text, or transform the original by adapting it to the reader\u2019s cultural and linguistic universe? In other words, given a translation from Homer, should the translation transform its readers into Greek readers of Homeric times, or should it make Homer write as if he were writing today in our language?\u201d (pg. 22).\u00a0 Besides considering language barriers, translators also have to do with handling the time gaps in between the two translated texts.<\/p>\n

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As a solution, the translator must search for a similar substitute even though it may not express the same strength or significance.\u00a0 The same process goes for idioms or phrases that may convey a specific message but don\u2019t exist in the targeted language.\u00a0\u00a0 In this case, the translator must invent new ways or build on linguistic precedent that already exist in the targeted language. With this, it\u2019s inevitable that there will be some sort of loss with wording or context.<\/p>\n

However, what I don\u2019t agree with is Eco\u2019s way of wording his opinion as if translating texts have to either be exact or be a completely new text.\u00a0 I think, as Jhumpa Lahiri advocated, translation is a<\/em> solution, not the<\/em> solution.\u00a0 There are multiple different ways translators can maintain the same message and still use different linguistic mechanisms.\u00a0 Therefore, I wouldn\u2019t consider the newly translated text as \u201cincommensurable\u201d because the idea is derived from an original piece of work.\u00a0 There is already a foundation and outline the translators use to reciprocate the same message in a new language.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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