Abstract
Comprehension can be described as the ability to construct the meaning of a text, spoken or written. Such ability requires a complex mix of linguistic and world knowledge acquired through interactions with the global environment, transcending language, and cultural translation barriers. In addition, translation schools propose various models to address the difficulties inherent in comprehending the source text (ST) by using analysis from the linguistic, sociolinguistic, or cognitive perspectives. On the basis of translation schools’ models of text analysis, this study similarly attempts to provide a corpus-based analysis of culture-based texts from authentic sources (i. e. British online news). Results corroborate that the comprehension of culture- based texts can be attained through textual and lexical analyses. Further, the cultural, linguistic, sociolinguistic, and cognitive perspectives of translation can be employed to create a positive interaction between the internal and external components of a ST text on the one hand, and a translator on the other hand. Drawing on the multimodality of text analysis, this study attempts to offer a practical model for culture-based text analysis that can be applied at a translation class or course level.
Highlights
In recent years, interest in translation has grown to satisfy the need to initiate communication and achieve a good understanding among nations
Drawing upon text analysis models, this study aims to present a perspective of the text analysis of culture-based texts
In theoretical and empirical studies, scholars have seemed to unanimously agree that texts analysis is crucial in translation
Summary
Interest in translation has grown to satisfy the need to initiate communication and achieve a good understanding among nations. E., among people of different languages) cannot be achieved unless linguistic and cultural gaps are somehow bridged (Newmark 1988; Baker 1995; Nord 1997). Sapir (1949 cited in Mansouri 2004: 27) argues that “translation is an essential means through which access to the cultures of different nations is possible”. The translator's role is to ensure the possibility of communication among nations of different languages and cultures, considering all such variables of the communication process. Through language, viewing the culture of different communities is possible.
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