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Publication details [#6915]
Schmitt, Peter A. 1997. Was ist ein 'Text'? [What is a 'text'?] In Fleischmann, Eberhard, Peter A. Schmitt and Wladimir Kutz, eds. Translationsdidaktik: Grundfragen der Übersetzungswissenschaft [Translation didactics: basic issues in Translation Studies]. Tübingen: Gunter Narr. pp. 15–27.
Publication type
Article in jnl/bk
Publication language
German
Abstract
Schmitt draws attention to the central role of the concept of 'text' in translation. In this article, he takes a closer look at what the concept actually means. He argues in favour of a semiotic text definition which grants importance not only to verbal, but also to non-verbal signs as text-constitutive elements. He points at the importance of these signs in intercultural communication and at the translator's role in transferring those elements into other cultures.
Source : I. Van linthout