Corpus stylistics in translation-oriented text analysis. Approaching the work of Denton Welch from a functionalist perspective

!is article is an e"ort towards interpreting the #ndings of a corpus-based stylisticanalysis of the short narrative “Sickert at St Peter’s” (1942), written by the Englishwriter and painter Denton Welch (1915–1948), within the larger framework fortranslation-oriented text analysis presented by Christiane Nord in Textanalyseund Übersetzen (2009). !e aim is to explore both the theoretical possibilities andthe practical applications of a corpus-based approach to the lexical analysis phaseof Nord’s model from a literary translation perspective, in which style and wordchoice play a critical role. Once the statistical #ndings of the corpus-based analysisare presented, the 25 highest-ranking keywords in the text are analyzed in context.Translation briefs and literary translation in general are discussed, and a globalpre-translational strategy for translating “Sickert at St Peter’s” is presented. By wayof conclusion, it is argued that the method described promotes valuable insights forliterary interpretation and serves as a practical aid in developing a pre-translationalstrategy for translating individual texts.