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Abstract
Ernst-August Gutt started one of the greatest translation debates of the past ten years when he suggested that relevance theory holds the key to providing a unified account of translation. The bulk of the debate has been between practitioners of functional equivalence and advocates of a relevance theoretic approach to translation. However, opponents of the relevance theoretic approach have widely misunderstood Gutt's claims and objectives, with the result that too much discussion has focused on minor points of his account of translation. This article will attempt to clarify his objectives and claims, and to clear up some common misunderstandings about the implications of embracing a relevance theoretic approach to translation. (Acta Theologica, Supplementum 2, 2002: 107-117)
Highlights
Ernst-August Gutt contends that the phenomenon of translation is best accounted for as a form of secondary communication
Since his goal is to provide a unified account of translation, Gutt (2000) does not make an in-depth attempt to spell out the details of how direct and indirect approaches to translation would work in practice
By showing that the phenomenon of translation can be adequately accounted for as a form of secondary communication, Gutt has made a significant contribution to the quest for a unified account of translation
Summary
Ernst-August Gutt contends that the phenomenon of translation is best accounted for as a form of secondary communication. He explains how translation works and lays down conditions for communicative success in translation by using the theoretical framework provided by relevance theory (Sperber and Wilson 1986 and 1995). Since the publication of his landmark book, Translation and relevance: cognition and context (1991), Gutt has become one of the most controversial and most misunderstood modern translation theorists His theory has a significant contribution to make to translation theory and practice, his contribution has not been fully appreciated because of widespread misunderstanding and excessive debate about peripheral points. In this paper I hope to clarify the central objective and main tenets of Gutt’s thesis so as to construct a platform for constructive debate between adherents of functional equivalence and advocates of relevance theory
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