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  • On Translational Language Competence

    Author(s)
    Cao, D
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Cao, Deborah
    Year published
    1996
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    This paper presents some of the results from the empirical studies carried out for a research project on translation proficiency. Data were collected from interviews with Chinese/English translators in Australia. The investigation focuses on translational language competence of translators. It identifies translational language competence as one of the components of translation proficiency. It holds that the high level of language competence of both the SL and TL, equivalent to university educated language user is an essential requirement of any translator. It argues that the language competence of translators in both the ...
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    This paper presents some of the results from the empirical studies carried out for a research project on translation proficiency. Data were collected from interviews with Chinese/English translators in Australia. The investigation focuses on translational language competence of translators. It identifies translational language competence as one of the components of translation proficiency. It holds that the high level of language competence of both the SL and TL, equivalent to university educated language user is an essential requirement of any translator. It argues that the language competence of translators in both the first and foreign language should be emphasised.
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    Journal Title
    Babel: International Journal of Translation
    Volume
    42
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1075/babel.42.4.05cao
    Subject
    Biomedical and clinical sciences
    Language studies
    Linguistics
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/120815
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