TRANSLATION
Charles François (2004). TRANSLATION, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3630.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3630 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
- “The act of changing the signs in a message from one language to another” (R.L. ACKOFF & F.L. EMERY, 1972, p.190).
ACKOFF and EMERY state: “Thus translation presupposes encoding. The sender, receiver or intermediary may translate a message” (Ibid).
The main problem with translation is the faithful reproduction of meaning, because meanings are implicit in every language (which are systems of interconnected and somewhat fuzzy meanings) and with specific shades in each case. This is one reason why computer translation is such a difficult job.