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CHAPTER IV
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MODEL
The rhetorical model could be oriented towards text analysis and
translation quality assessment. Therefore, three issues will be dealt
with in this chapter. They are: (1) how a text is analysed, (2)
comparison between source and target texts with a view to assessing
translation quality, and (3) an experiment conducted to test
proficiency in text analysis and text translating.
I. HOW A TEXT IS ANALYSED
Translation is an operation performed on language in language by a
bilingual intermediary. As such, it involves two different texts in
two different languages. The source text is the premise upon which the
translator builds his own. In order to be able to convey a source
message into a target language, the translator has to analyse the
source text to explore the intricate network of meanings interwoven
into the fabric of the text. It is the meaning which breathes life
into a lifeless object. As an observable object, a text should be
invested with meaning in order to survive. It is with the text's
meaning that the translator ought to be primarily preoccupied. Meaning
is a resultant of an inextricable process of text activation, bearing
on langauge and the general knowledge of the world.
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