Abstract
<p><em>An effort is being made in this paper to suggest a methodology underlying the idea of translation that incorporates its definition, its concept, its types and its aspects keeping both the Indian and western points of view in mind. </em></p>
Highlights
Translation in a larger sense is as old and as human communication
A united humanity in the generations following the Great Flood, speaking a single language and migrating eastward comes to the land of Shinar
Emphasis mine The myth of the Tower of Babel explains the importance of translation as an unavoidable medium for effective communication
Summary
Translation in a larger sense is as old and as human communication. when humans did not have a language they used to communicate with gestures, actions and dance movements. A united humanity in the generations following the Great Flood, speaking a single language and migrating eastward comes to the land of Shinar There they agree to build a city and a tower tall enough to reach heaven. Jeremy Mundy, in his book Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications, defines the nature of the discipline as, Translation Studies is the new academic discipline related to the study of the theory and phenomena of translation By its nature it is multilingual and interdisciplinary, encompassing languages, linguistics, communication studies, philosophy and a range of types of cultural studies (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjRmd3JLIYU) Quite appropriately, as suggested in the definition, the concept of Translation incorporates: 1.
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