Discourse Analysis and Its Possible Contribution to Bible Translation

This article examines the possible contribution of discourse analysis to the field of Bible translation. Drawing upon some developments in translation studies regarding discourse, this article proposes that attention to discourse considerations can help Bible translation move beyond the usual opposi...

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Main Author: Porter, Stanley E. 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2016
In: Open theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 523–538
Further subjects:B Discourse Analysis
B Cohesion
B Translation Studies
B heading
B Systemic Functional Linguistics
B Structure
B title
B Bible Translation
B thematization
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Summary:This article examines the possible contribution of discourse analysis to the field of Bible translation. Drawing upon some developments in translation studies regarding discourse, this article proposes that attention to discourse considerations can help Bible translation move beyond the usual opposition of formal and dynamic equivalence.
ISSN:2300-6579
Contains:Enthalten in: Open theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/opth-2016-0042