Translation professions involving mental capacity to learn lexical, structural, semantic, stylistic, pragmatic

Anna Zavolzi

doi:10.51708/apptrans.v15n1.1358

Abstract

Translation is a profession which does not require much physical ability. Translation mostly involves mental capacity to learn lexical, structural, semantic, stylistic, pragmatic, and, in a word, linguistic and to some extent, extra-linguistic aspects of another language, learning to use them practically to produce target texts acceptable in that language. It can be concluded that blind and visually impaired individuals can become translators due to the non-physical nature of this work. Thus, translation is one of the professions suggested by the researcher to blind and visually impaired individuals to earn their living. It should be kept in mind that translation has specific aspects which necessitate visual ability. All texts may have non-lexical elements bearing semantic values, such as pictures, figures, tables and diagrams. Some words and sentences may be bold or italicized or may be written in a color different from the rest of the text. Different sentences might be located in different places on the page for some purposes. All these issues can be problematic for a translator poor in vision.

Highlights

Mobility and independence are significant issues for those who are blind and visually impaired
The formal equivalent focuses its attention on the message itself, both form and content... that the message in the language of the recipient must match as closely as possible the different elements in the BS
The formal equivalents are rigorously oriented towards the TS structure, which exerts a strong influence on determining accuracy and correctness

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Introduction

Mobility and independence are significant issues for those who are blind and visually impaired. A blind and low vision individuals are successfully employed at every occupational level, for example, as scientists, engineers, secretaries, and teachers, managers of businesses, laborers, and household workers. In addition to blind and visually impaired translators, there is another group of individuals who are similar to this group in some respects. These individuals, distributed all around the world, are known as deaf-blind individuals. People who are deaf-blind are no longer sheltered by their families. They live in the communities of their choice and are employed in every possible sector of the economy. Many individuals who are deaf-blind are teachers, program administrators, and businessmen and women” [2]

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