Semiotico-translation-theoretical reverberations revisited

Authors

  • Ritva Hartama-Heinonen Nordica & University of Helsinki

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12697/SSS.2012.3-4.03

Abstract

This article examines translating and translations primarily from a sem(e)iotic viewpoint. The focus is, on the one hand, on a semiotic re-reading of certain translationtheoretical suggestions (such as the idea of translation being an inherently semiotic category), and on the other hand, on a translation-theoretical re-reading of certain semiotic suggestions (such as what signs can be used for representing). Other proposals that receive a revisiting discussion include, for instance, Roman Jakobson’s translation typology and Umberto Eco’s notion of semiotics as a theory of the lie. The approach adopted in the present article advocates a serious re-reading and attitude, but even more, a literal reading and sometimes, a less serious attitude as well.

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Author Biography

Ritva Hartama-Heinonen, Nordica & University of Helsinki

Swedish Translation Studies, Nordica
Department of Finnish, Finno-Ugrian and Scandinavian Studies
University of Helsinki

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Published

2012-12-01

How to Cite

Hartama-Heinonen, R. (2012). Semiotico-translation-theoretical reverberations revisited. Sign Systems Studies, 40(3/4), 299–318. https://doi.org/10.12697/SSS.2012.3-4.03