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Translation: The Importance Of Communication And Translation

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Communication and Translation are interrelated skills. It is translation that makes cross-cultural, cross-national and cross-lingual communication possible. It is not an exaggeration to state that the need for Translation often follows the need to communicate. Given the range of foreign and native language skills available around the globe, communicating in any language can present a challenge, and that is exactly where the need for translation steps in. Translation converts content from one language to another and make it accessible. Poor translation often results in destroying the quality of a thought and in the worst case, ends up in conveying a completely wrong message to the end receiver. Whether it is about sharing or giving access to …show more content…

Thus a good translator is one who not only knows both languages, but also aware of both cultures, i.e., he is not only bi-lingual, but also bi-cultural. As checking oil by a driver before driving is necessary, analyzing cultural elements before translating is vital. Road signs are translation strategies used in this process which saves the translator from straying away from the original content. Basically, in the translation process, the translators first comprehend the original text; absorb the crux of the text, search for the equivalent expression and finally revises it to purify the text of any unnaturalness from the point of view of target language. It is indeed a task full of responsibility; a minor mistake on the part of translator can be fatal. There are numerous examples where the speech of a foreign leader can be translated to convey a wrong impression and suit the ideals and policies of a local/national leader. In such cases translation can be used to misinform and mislead deliberately. In many languages, while speaking, the accent on a particular syllable can completely alter the meaning of the word. It is extremely important for a translator to be aware of the nuances, the subtleties of a language including the actual context, placement in a sentence structure and double meanings of

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