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Communicative Clues in Translation by Ernst-August Gutt is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document summarizes a presentation on applying relevance theory to translation. It discusses how translators struggle with retaining features of the source text without becoming too literal or too free. It then introduces concepts from relevance theory like communicative properties and clues to explain how understanding occurs through inference rather than just decoding language. Comprehension involves finding cognitive effects like implications and assumptions to achieve optimal relevance between new i

Author
Ernst-August Gutt
Language
EN