Literary translation is a type of translation where the source documents are fiction. Specialists in literary translation, working for POLYGLOT, translate any kind of artistic works at a high level.

Types of literary translation services

• Translation of novels, short stories, novels.
• Translation of film texts, songs, poems, ballads.
• Translation of literary and critical articles.
• Translation of advertising materials with literary content.
• Translation of magazines and articles.
• Translation of other texts.

Translation matters. Literary translation involves translating dramatic and creative poetry and prose into other languages, and it is a hugely important task. It helps to shape a reader’s understanding of the world, their history, philosophy, politics, and more.

Literary words are about allegorical therefore moral truth. Non-literary texts are about objects, basically in the third person. They are written to be read soundlessly or skimmed or gisted. Literary and non-literary translation are two different professions, though one person may sometimes practise them both.

Non-literary translation may be of different types. We may broadly speak of technical, journalistic, commercial and official translation. There is also a category of terminological translation which cuts across all these types.

A good translation conveys what is written between the lines. A good translation exudes empathy. A good translation elicits the same emotional response in the reader as the source text does in its readers.

Translating a literary text involves the reshaping of words from one language to another. The process of translation has been recognized as a subsidiary form of art. The derivative nature of the approach holds a significant character in determining the quality of the translated content.

These are the basic translator skills you need to work as a professional translator.

• Advanced language knowledge.
• Excellent writing skills.
• In-depth cultural knowledge.
• Sound research skills.
• Best practice translation and review processes.
• Sound translation judgement.
• Computing and CAT skills.

The main feature of free translation is to translate the message/ theme not the meanings of word by word. Another important feature of free translation is is never to translate idioms and proverbs but to put therein the culture of the translation intake language.

Jakobson classified translations into three possible types: intralingual, interlingual, and intersemiotic. The Interlingual Translation, or proper translation, is defined as “an interpretation of verbal signs by means of some other language” (233).

What is a Good Translation?

• It must be Accurate.
• It must be Clear.
• The Translated Material must seem Natural.
• The Translation must be Geared Culturally to the Audience.

Method

• Borrowing. This means taking words straight into another language.
• Calque. This is a literal translation at phrase level.
• Literal Translation.
• Transposition.
• Modulation.
• Reformulation (sometimes known as équivalence)
• Adaptation.
• Compensation.

The definition of a translation is an interpretation from one language or situation to another. An example of a translation is “bueno” meaning “good” in Spanish. An example of a translation is telling a parent the meaning behind their teen’s facial expression.

Basic Translation Precepts

• The translator must comprehend perfectly the source language.
• The translator must comprehend perfectly the target language.
• The translator must be knowledgeable in the subject matter.

What are the basic rules of translation in any language?

• Avoid translating first names.
• Beware of false cognates.
• Not every word has a literal translation.
• English / Portuguese.
• Spanish / Portuguese.
• German / Portuguese.

Translation is a mental activity in which a meaning of given linguistic discourse is rendered from one language to another. It is the act of transferring the linguistic entities from one language in to their equivalents in to another language.

The function translation / transformation rules: f (x) + b shifts the function b units upward. f (x) – b shifts the function b units downward. f (x + b) shifts the function b units to the left.

There are four main types of transformations: translation, rotation, reflection and dilation.

Mapping Rule A mapping rule has the following form (x,y) → (x−7,y+5) and tells you that the x and y coordinates are translated to x−7 and y+5. Translation A translation is an example of a transformation that moves each point of a shape the same distance and in the same direction.

“Subject + verb + object + present participle” type of simple sentence, to convert it to the complex sentence by “subject + verb + object + relative pronoun of the object + be verb according to relative pronoun and tense + rest of the sentence”. Simple Sentence: I saw a bird flying.

There are four types of sentences: declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory.

An affirmative word, phrase, or sentence expresses the validity or truth of a basic assertion, while a negative form expresses its falsity. Affirmative can be defined as affirming or assenting, or asserting the truth, validity, or fact of something.

A complex sentence is formed by adding one or more subordinate (dependent) clauses to the main (independent) clause using conjunctions and/or relative pronouns. A clause is a simple sentence. Simple sentences contain only one clause (verb group). Complex sentences contain more than one clause (verb group).

Summary

1. If two clauses are connected with a coordinating conjunction, it’s a compound sentence.
2. If two clauses are connected with a subordinating conjunction, it’s a complex sentence.

5 Examples of Compound Sentences

• I want to lose weight, yet I eat chocolate daily.
• Michael did not like to read. She was not very good at it.
• Dr. Mark said I could come to his office on Friday or Saturday of next week.
• My favorite sport is skiing. I am vacationing in Hawaii this winter.

You have four options for combining two complete sentences: comma and a conjunction (“and,” “but,” “or,” “for,” or “yet”) semicolon and a transitional adverb, like “therefore,” “moreover,” or “thus”

A simple sentence consists of only one clause. A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses. A complex sentence has at least one independent clause plus at least one dependent clause.

Three methods of forming compound sentences There are three ways of joining independent clauses into a compound sentence: with a coordinating conjunction (one of the fanboys); with a semicolon; or. with a semicolon and a transitional expression.