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implemented, will help him achieve the closest equivalence possible.
It will also assist the translation critic to adequately assess
translational quality with maximum objectivity.
In this model the network of meanings: obligatory, extended, and
accessory, undergoes a constant process of shuffling and shifting
before it is finally transferred in the target language. This transfer
process requires that the role of the translator, being different from
that of the text-author, be clearly pinpointed. The following pattern
of interaction shows the relationship between the emisser of the SL
message and its recipient.
SL sender -n Message -n SL recipient
It is evident that the SL text author creates a text from the void,
charges it with a specifically intended message, and directs it to his
immediate SL readership without the intrusion of any intermediary. The
original message, in this instance, is discharged straightaway to the
original text recipient to serve a specific pragmatic purpose. The
original text, which does not claim to have had any retrievable
existence prior to its initiation, is the sole and undisputed creation
of its author. The translator's claim to any mediation in the SL
sender-receiver relationship is absolutely groundless. If the SL
message was defectively or inadequately transmitted to its immediate
recipients, the blame would certainly fall on the message creator who
would be exclusively responsible for any misconception or
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