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Skopos Theory in Translational Action by skarolka is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Vermeer presents his skopos theory of translation in this article. The skopos theory understands translation as an action with an aim or purpose determined by the commission or instructions given to the translator. The resulting target text, or translatum, is oriented towards the target culture and audience. The theory argues that every translation has a purpose or skopos, even creative works, and that translators must make interpretations and address the text to a specific audience defined by the commissio
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