THEORY OF TRANSLATION

Munday Ch 4 Case study: analysis of English-Lithuanian translation shifts

TASK 1. Get acquainted with the new material in chapter 4 (section 4.1, Vinay and Darbelnet’s model and
section 4.2, Catford and translation ‘shifts’).

TASK 2.
1) Translate the text on p 66 (Greenwich) into Lithuanian.
2) Apply the segmentation of the English text into units of translation as given in “Case study”, pp 67,
Table 4.2.
3) Into the box (provided below) add the corresponding segments of your Lithuanian translation of
‘Greenwich’, which will allow you to identify the actual translation shifts. Specify the type of
transformation (note the relevant information in box 4.3 p. 68.
4) After you have finished, discuss the case study (follow information in section ‘Discussion of case study’
on p.69.

Greenwich
The ancient town of Greenwich has been a gateway to London for over a thousand years. Invaders from the
continent passed either by ship or the Old Dover Road, built by the Romans, on their way to the capital.
In 1012, the Danes moored their longships at Greenwich and raided Canterbury, returning with
Archbishop Alfege as hostage and later murdering him on the spot where the church named after him now
stands.

ST (English) Segment TT (Lithuanian) Transformations

number
Greenwich 1 Grinvičas standardized borrowing
The ancient town of Greenwich 2
has been 3
a gateway 4
to London 5
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TASK 3. Apply the same procedure for ‘Treaty on European Union’. Note that an authorized translation has
been provided for you.

TITLE I
COMMON PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 1

By this Treaty, the High Contracting Parties establish among themselves a European Union, hereinafter
called "the Union".
This Treaty marks a new stage in the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe,
in which decisions are taken as closely as possible to the citizen.
The Union shall be founded on the European Communities, supplemented by the policies and forms of
cooperation established by this Treaty. Its task shall be to organize, in a manner demonstrating consistency
and solidarity, relations between the Member States and between their peoples.
EUROPOS SĄJUNGOS SUTARTIS
I ANTRAŠTINĖ DALIS
BENDROSIOS NUOSTATOS
I STRAIPSNIS

Šia Sutartimi Aukštosios Susitariančios Šalys tarpusavyje įsteigia EUROPOS SĄJUNGĄ (toliau – Sąjunga).
Ši sutartis ženklina naują glaudesnės Europos tautų sąjungos kūrimo etapą, kai sprendimai priimami kuo
atviriau ir kuo labiau priartinant juos prie piliečio.
Sąjungos pagrindas – Europos Bendrijos, kurias papildo šios Sutarties nustatytos bendradarbiavimo
politikos sritys ir formos. Jos uždavinys – nuosekliai ir solidariai tvarkyti valstybių narių ir jų tautų
santykius.