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Translation and relevance : cognition and context

From the outset, this book has evoked strong responses. Its central claim is that given a comprehensive theory of inferential communication, there is no need for a special theory of translation. This has been praised by some as ""wise and right"" (Dell Hymes) and condemned by others as ""astonishing, not to say perverse"" (Kirsten Malmkjaer). Gutt's call to move from semiotics to an inferential paradigm of communication remains a challenge for many. The debate continues and so does the demand for the book, resulting in this second edition. There is a 'Postscript' entitled 'A decade l.

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  • "From the outset, this book has evoked strong responses. Its central claim is that given a comprehensive theory of inferential communication, there is no need for a special theory of translation. This has been praised by some as ""wise and right"" (Dell Hymes) and condemned by others as ""astonishing, not to say perverse"" (Kirsten Malmkjaer). Gutt's call to move from semiotics to an inferential paradigm of communication remains a challenge for many. The debate continues and so does the demand for the book, resulting in this second edition. There is a 'Postscript' entitled 'A decade l."@en
  • "A theoretical account of translation that draws heavily on relevance theory, one of the most influential theories of language elaborated in the 1980s and '90s. It situates translation squarely in cognition."

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