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part of this chapter deals with the experiment conducted to test the
model's applicability to translational practice.
Though I am of the conviction that human knowledge is without any
conceivable bounds, and that innovations are bound to be introduced
every day, I still believe that the rhetorical model which comprehends
the philosophical, communicative and semiotic aspects of language is
the simplest, the least ambiguous, and the most applicable. Besides,
it subsumes all other models and constitutes a reliable yardstick with
which translation quality could be measured. However, we cannot
assume, or even presume, that all aspects of translation can be
subjected to rigorous norms or purely objective criteria of assessment.
There are, admittedly, some extra-textual factors which would, in
varying degrees, influence text analysis, text translation and,
consequently, translation quality assessment. These factors are the
translator's or assessor's personal experience, background, intuition,
and insight.
M A-M Barghout
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