Open AccessThe right contextual information determining the success of communication on translation
Author(s) -
Zera Zu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
applied translation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2768-0193
DOI - 10.51708/apptrans.v15n1.1423
Subject(s) - relevance (law) , relevance theory , comprehension , new testament , computer science , translation (biology) , linguistics , old testament , psychology , philosophy , cognition , theology , political science , biochemistry , chemistry , neuroscience , messenger rna , law , gene
As relevance theory shows, the success of communication crucially depends on the right contextual information being highly accessible at the right time. Thus it is not sufficient that this information is physically available somewhere in the receptor language; to become effective for comprehension it must be highly accessible mentally to the reader or hearer at the time when it is needed. Thus while it is true in a general way that the translation of Old Testament portions is important because they provide background information necessary for understanding the New Testament, for it to be profitable for the comprehension of a particular New Testament passage, readers must be able to access in their minds just those pieces of information from the Old Testament that are relevant to this specific passage.