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equivalence obtaining between TT and ST and the maximal norm of
AT." (1980, p116)
2. THE COMMUNICATIVE COMPONENT
Before going into a detailed analysis of the communicative
component of the translation theory, let us try to find adequate
answers to a couple of initial queries. What is the nature of human
communication? And in what way (or ways) is communication relatable to
the translation phenomenon?
Two types of communication are initially distinguished: (1)
intralingual communication, which employs a set of signs to
communicate a message from a given language form into another form in
the same language; (2) interlingual communication, which employs a set
of signs to communicate a message from a given language form into
another completely different language. Translation proper is
interlingual. Communication is a multi-party activity. It involves
two or more participants. It is an interpersonal event contextualized
in a socio-semiotic environment. It subsists and survives in an
atmosphere of social Imteraction. Therefore, communication as a
language phenomenon must be studied from the sociological perspective.
As such, communication theories have recourse to linguistics, cognitive
psychology, anthropology, ethnography, micro-sociology, and other
adjacent disciplines.
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