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  • Chapter 10 - Covalent Effect

  • Edited by Jan Steyn, University of Iowa
  • Book:
    Translation
    Published online:
    23 September 2022
    Print publication:
    22 September 2022, pp 162-178

  • Summary

    This chapter examines the theoretical and methodological frameworks prevalent in current translation practice in order to propose a method and a classroom pedagogy centred around multilingualism and the language of the source text as the the principal medium of invention that the translator needs to recreate. Rather than aiming for equivalence, the proposed method emphasizes a ‘covalent effect’ to make English assimilate the imbricated layers of style, acoustics, meaning and affect created in and through the language particular to the source text. By examining some of the translation strategies employed in Bilge Karasu’s A Long Day’s Evening, the author illustrates how translating for covalent effect strives for the closest possible synergy between the linguistic codes of the source text and the expressive capacity of the target language. The chapter concludes by addressing how ‘covalent effect’ strategies can be incorporated into the multilingual workshop environment.