HELPS FOR TRANSLATORS PREPARED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE UNITED BIBLE SOCIETIES ‘THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TRANSLATION THE THEORY AND\ PRACTICE OF TRANSLATION sure et EUGENE A. NIDA Dips CHARLES R, TABER fe ej am, 1982Helps for Translators prepared ander the onspics fi United Bible Scie Volume 1 (to Testa Taasstanon Paoatens Votume 1 Vote HL (to Tesrauest QuoraTions tax New Trstsuest Yotune Srenox Mesos aso Rasenayce Sys Votune ¥ New Tesruwes Ines Vote V1 ‘Busts Taassamoss rom Foret Cat Voume vat Tre Taroxe xo Practice oF Tesgstarion “This volime was Gas publ a 1969 et rea 1976 inh 88 by. Br La, Th Narn ised So, ft ok my Me ada li yt ee ‘ae mt ial ade pas fl pli TABLE OF CONTENTS A Nese Concept of Translating The Nature of Teeslating Grammatical Analyste Refeenial Maing Conaotative Meng Transer Restructuring Testing the Tastaton Appendix: Organisation of Translation Projects ‘Bibliography Ghesty General Fade ical Index orPREFACE, “Tis volume on The Theory ond Practice of Trenton ste logit cowtgrowt of the previo boa Pes a Selene of Praag (2364), ‘thik enplore smo the Dri aetors contingent proach {otransltion, Tue scond volume presents certain ofthese same theories in 2 pedagogy created orders deed to ast the wanlaor 9 net the thereat ments a al fo gui era pacts! ils [Beaming how fo carey out the procedures Thovgh tit present base feats the problems of transdating primary in terms of w soente ‘Gna Bui uct, ts rat a ratn thant scenes: Ii eo a Skandia the ulate ana uly se {sete tranaaton aways a art Tite vise the trative daa. ar dawn prima from the eld cf Bile ransating, The refects bath the made cages of those fer'whom the boa bas ben speiealy prepared and the tacked {xptreneof the authors Thee ar, stever cere ways in heh this fiuy bee diet advantage to tie render igerested the broadest ps aspects of raclting for Bible Wanslating ha longer tendon [Eben tthe tied contary tic, ovens fr more langanges (393 Hguages by the end of 1968), is concerned tha erate vit of ‘allure (Bile tranaatora hav wnt nll areas of the wari) and Ipciaes 4 der range of iterary types (om le pty a henlgeal Sheeoee} than anycomparsis lind of exneting. Acconsngy, even {tough the istasve das tay sce smut iesited, he total ge of background experiences unesusly wide, ad bene he bass for Ssnerations the ental problems of semis anaes, coarse ‘Rtsrares an eltral ransters ie prtelaiy va ‘The tsi two chapers are esemily ttrodctery, fr the deal with crt the bead sue and atten to oan he reader wilh espe {ote total tak The foloeing chapter ake pine systemic ode te fendi pede of tating oy ra, ett at testing. Barely paced onsdestone’of commie organi Sod procedrs for carrng ont the morko ransatng ae eae in he ‘Append, gasary of tent erpsis azo added, os 9 Mind of nde. ‘arene fate words oe billy dened The ease te ferred 3 {hat ei ethene hee ie eae ofthe int dats. prepared oo 0 period ol appro our years, and used nvaveng orn number Ghtranatle netics and Seminary eld vaio place tought ‘he worl thas seo benefited rom the ace and counsel oft namber