laying claim to objectivity in his translation

German translation: in Anspruch nimmt (s.u.)

09:12 Jul 20, 2009

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Social Sciences - Linguistics / Übersetzungswissenschaft

English term or phrase: laying claim to objectivity in his translation

Habe Englisch nicht studiert, weshalb ich den Absatz auch nicht so gut verstehe.

Es geht um einen Artikel, in dem sich der Autor mit der Selbstübersetzung eines arabischen Schriftstellers beschäftigt.

The author tries to manipulate the position which readers of the translation are assumed to occupy. He does so by blurring his reading position as a translator and his position as the author of the original, while all time laying claim to objectivity in his translation. Objectvity (vs. Subjectivity) is a subtle way of positioning oneself along the authorship-readership continuum.

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German translation:in Anspruch nimmt (s.u.)

Explanation:
... indem er Anspruch darauf erhebt, seine Übersetzung sei objektiv
oder
... indem er Anspruch auf die Objektivität seiner Übersetzung erhebt.

So verstehe ich das.

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in Anspruch nimmt (s.u.)

Explanation:
... indem er Anspruch darauf erhebt, seine Übersetzung sei objektiv
oder
... indem er Anspruch auf die Objektivität seiner Übersetzung erhebt.

So verstehe ich das.

ibz
Local time: 19:15
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