ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-103-025 · ATLAS 251

Domestication

A translation strategy that reduces foreignness by adapting a text to target-language expectations.

Explanation

A translation strategy that reduces foreignness by adapting a text to target-language expectations. It brings the text closer to readers while risking the concealment of cultural and formal difference.

Example

The concept becomes visible in use and can be followed as a movement of interpretation.

Counterexample

Domestication is a strategic tendency, not necessarily a complete erasure of origin.

Distinction

Domestication is a strategic tendency, not necessarily a complete erasure of origin.

Effect on thought and perception

It brings the text closer to readers while risking the concealment of cultural and formal difference.

Resonance

It brings the text closer to readers while risking the concealment of cultural and formal difference.

Cite this entry

Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Domestication“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-103-025. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-103-025

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