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EQUIVALENCE IN TRANSLATION

The theory of translation involves the comparison of texts in different languages. In this process of translation, equivalence plays a very important and central role. What is equivalence?. A word or expression in one language should be similar when it is translated into another language. Some scholars define the term equivalence as the transfer of message from source text to target text. The concept of equivalence is undoubtedly most problematic and controversial task in the process of translation. The term equivalence has been discussed, evaluated and analysed by different scholars from different point of view and brought different perspectives. Jackobson, Vinay and Daberlnet, Nida and Taber and Baker are some of scholars who discussed about equivalence in their theories. Jackobson concept of equivalence is "equivalence in difference". He means that translator may have the problem of not finding right translation equivalent (translation equivalent means the word that is corresponding in another language). According to Jackobson, if there is any deficiency in terminology then the translator may use the loan words or loan-translations in translation. Vinay and Daberlnet, these scholars define equivalence as the procedure in which repetition of same situation as in the original, by using completely different wording. According to them if translator is dealing with the proverbs, adjectival verbs, idioms then the 'equivalence' is the ideal method.

It seems that there is some similarity between both the theories of translation where Jackobson and Vinay gives importance for linguistic factor. but they also mentions that if linguistic approach is not suitable then the process can be carried out by loan words and loan-translations. Jackobson states that translation task can be carried out, regardless of culture and grammatical differences in source language and target language. Both the theories targets on equivalence in the process of translation.