retranslation
Translated again, differently
Retranslation is the act of translating something again, either back into its original language or into a new version in the same target language.
A text may undergo retranslation when an earlier translation is deemed outdated, inaccurate, or stylistically inadequate: The novel has seen three English retranslations since 1950.
The term also covers translating something that has already been translated from another language—a translation of a translation.
Altering to improve
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- reworkingModifying something already made
- reinterpretationNew understanding of something
- redoingPerforming a task again
updating · revisiting · source text · fidelity · accuracy · equivalence · localization · transcreation
Adjusting to different customs
- localizationAdapting for specific markets
- contextualizationPlacing something within circumstances
- domesticationAdapting species to captivity
- target audienceIntended recipients of content
reframing · reshaping · tailoring · customization · reception · market · regional variation
Study of interpretation methods
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- meaningWhat something signifies
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- analysisMethodical study of parts
commentary · elucidation · paraphrase · annotation · gloss · decoding · inference · ambiguity
Study of linguistic meaning
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
register · tone · style · word choice · phrasing · expression · connotation · denotation
Making something current
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- improvementPositive change in quality
- recontextualizationShifting meaning through setting
reassessment · cultural shift · audience · readability · accessibility · inadequacy · aging · obsolescence
revision
Altering to improve
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- reworkingModifying something already made
- reinterpretationNew understanding of something
redoing · updating · revisiting · source text · fidelity · accuracy · equivalence · localization · transcreation · versioning
cultural adaptation
Adjusting to different customs
- localizationAdapting for specific markets
- contextualizationPlacing something within circumstances
- domesticationAdapting species to captivity
target audience · reframing · reshaping · tailoring · customization · reception · market · regional variation
hermeneutics
Study of interpretation methods
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- meaningWhat something signifies
- understandingMental comprehension of something
analysis · commentary · elucidation · paraphrase · annotation · gloss · decoding · inference · ambiguity · nuance
semantics
Study of linguistic meaning
grammar · register · tone · style · word choice · phrasing · expression · connotation · denotation · collocation
updating
Making something current
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- improvementPositive change in quality
recontextualization · reassessment · cultural shift · audience · readability · accessibility · inadequacy · aging · obsolescence · recovery
- translationinterpreting, interpreter, interpreters, localization, target language
- translated booksabridged version, annotated edition
- Russian TranslationRussian classics, Anna Karenina, War and Peace, Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov