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DOI :10.26650/iujts.2024.1408376   IUP :10.26650/iujts.2024.1408376    Full Text (PDF)

The Role of Critical Discourse Analysis in Translation: A Case of the Political Speech

Barış Can Aydın

This study aims to provide insights into understanding the theoretical background of the application of critical discourse analysis (CDA) in the translation of political texts in the field of translation studies. The study also casts light on the investigation into the ideological and discursive issues in translation through the use of CDA as well as political discourse and translation. CDA is crucial in understanding the role and significance of discourse in the translation of a political text without disregarding the literary sense, authentic style of the speaker in the target language, and rhetorical devices. In this regard, this study considers the case of a political speech to demonstrate the role and significance of CDA in the translation of political speech. For this reason, the study has selected the case of Donald Trump’s inaugural address for translation into the target language of Turkish by the study’s author through the use of a critical lens. Following a critical approach and Norman Fairclough’s (1995) model for CDA in the interpretation and translation of political discourse, this study aims to provide explanations and solutions to the difficulties encountered in the interpretation and translation of a political speech. Therefore, the comparison of the source text with the target text offered and discussed in this study helps to underline and raise awareness about the contributions of CDA to translation studies.

DOI :10.26650/iujts.2024.1408376   IUP :10.26650/iujts.2024.1408376    Full Text (PDF)

Eleştirel Söylem Analizinin Çevirideki Rolü: Bir Siyasi Konuşma Örneği

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Bu çalışmada, Çeviribilimde siyasi metinlerin çevirisinde eleştirel söylem analizinin (CDA) uygulanmasının teorik arka planının anlaşılmasına yönelik içgörü sağlamayı amaçlanmaktadır. Bu çalışma aynı zamanda politik söylem ve çevirinin yanı sıra CDA’nın kullanımı yoluyla çevirideki ideolojik ve söylemsel konuların araştırılmasına da ışık tutmaktadır. Eleştirel Söylem Analizi, politik metnin çevirisinde söylemin rolünün ve öneminin anlaşılmasında, edebi anlayışı, konuşmacının hedef dildeki özgün üslubunu ve retorik araçlarını göz ardı etmeden önemli bir rol oynar. Bu bağlamda, CDA’nın siyasi konuşmanın çevirisindeki rolünü ve önemini göstermek için bu çalışmada bir siyasi konuşma örneği ele alınmaktadır. Bu nedenle, bu çalışmanın yazarı tarafından eleştirel bir bakış açısıyla hedef dil olan Türkçeye çevrilmek üzere Donald Trump’ın açılış konuşmasından bir örnek seçilmiştir. Siyasi söylemin yorumlanması ve çevirisinde eleştirel bir yaklaşım ve Norman Fairclough’un (1995) CDA modelini takip eden bu çalışmada, siyasi bir konuşmanın yorumlanması ve çevirisinde karşılaşılan zorluklara açıklamalar ve çözümler sağlanması amaçlanmaktadır. Dolayısıyla bu bölümde sunulan ve tartışılan kaynak metin ile hedef metnin karşılaştırılması, Eleştirel Söylem Analizi’nin Çeviribilime katkılarının altını çizmeye ve bu konuda farkındalık yaratmaya yardımcı olacaktır


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Aydın, B.C. (2024). The Role of Critical Discourse Analysis in Translation: A Case of the Political Speech. Istanbul University Journal of Translation Studies, 0(20), 66-81. https://doi.org/10.26650/iujts.2024.1408376


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Aydın B C. The Role of Critical Discourse Analysis in Translation: A Case of the Political Speech. Istanbul University Journal of Translation Studies. 2024;0(20):66-81. https://doi.org/10.26650/iujts.2024.1408376


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Aydın, Barış Can,. 2024. “The Role of Critical Discourse Analysis in Translation: A Case of the Political Speech.” Istanbul University Journal of Translation Studies 0, no. 20: 66-81. https://doi.org/10.26650/iujts.2024.1408376


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Aydın BC. The Role of Critical Discourse Analysis in Translation: A Case of the Political Speech. Istanbul University Journal of Translation Studies [Internet]. 23 Nov. 2024 [cited 23 Nov. 2024];0(20):66-81. Available from: https://doi.org/10.26650/iujts.2024.1408376 doi: 10.26650/iujts.2024.1408376


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Aydın, BarışCan. The Role of Critical Discourse Analysis in Translation: A Case of the Political Speech”. Istanbul University Journal of Translation Studies 0/20 (Nov. 2024): 66-81. https://doi.org/10.26650/iujts.2024.1408376



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Submitted22.12.2023
Accepted06.02.2024
Published Online19.07.2024

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