A study of translators’ games in translation activities
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-712X-2022-3-113-124
Abstract
Aim. The aim of this paper is to study the relationship between the participants in the translation process and their impact on translation from the point of view of game theory.
Methodology. The main methods of research are: observation, classification, interpretation, synthesis.
Results. The article defines the translation process as a multiparty zero-sum game between the translator and the original author, target language readers, other translators, translation initiators, and other translation participants.
Research implications. The research results contribute to the theory of games and translation theory.
About the Authors
Pei Shi
Wuhan University
China
China
Shi Pei – Postgraduate Student, Department of Russian Language, Institute of Foreign Languages and Literature
No.299 Bayi Rd 299, Wuhan 430072, Hubei
Guming Hu
Wuhan University
China
China
Hu Guming – Dr. Sci. (Humanities), Prof., Department of Russian Language, Institute of Foreign Languages and Literature
No.299 Bayi Rd 299, Wuhan 430072, Hubei
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