Skopostheorie
English
Etymology
The second part is from Theorie
Noun
Skopostheorie (uncountable)
- (translation studies) The idea that translating and interpreting should primarily take into account the function of both the source and target text.
- 2008, Candace Séguinot, Translator and Interpreter Training: Issues, Methods and Debates, edited by John Kearns, Continuum International Publishing Group, p. 8-9:
- [T]he concept of loyalty suggested by Christiane Nord […] to correct the client-subservient potential of Skopostheorie has both an inherent asymmetry and a value judgement attached to it.
- 2008, Candace Séguinot, Translator and Interpreter Training: Issues, Methods and Debates, edited by John Kearns, Continuum International Publishing Group, p. 8-9:
Synonyms
- Skopos theory
Translations
idea that translating and interpreting should take into account function — see Skopos theory