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English
Etymology
From German, from Skopos + Theorie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌskəʊpəʊsˌteɪəˈɹiː/
Noun
Skopostheorie (uncountable)
- (translation studies) The idea that translating and interpreting should primarily take into account the function of both the source and target text.
2008, Candace Séguinot, edited by John Kearns, Translator and Interpreter Training: Issues, Methods and Debates, Continuum International Publishing Group, pages 8–9:[T]he concept of loyalty suggested by Christiane Nord […] to correct the client-subservient potential of Skopostheorie has both an inherent asymmetry and a value judgement attached to it.
Synonyms
Translations
idea that translating and interpreting should take into account function
— see Skopos theory