A Reflexion on the Murky Difference between Adaptation and Translation, by Mombe Michael Ngongeh & Felix Awung
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https://doi.org/10.34019/2318-3446.2019.v7.29239Keywords:
translation studies, adaptation studies, translation procedures, Ola Rotimi, SophoclesAbstract
This paper examines the various definitions and types of adaptation, discussing some reasons why adaptation is carried out. It further looks at the techniques of adaptation and adaptation itself as a technique of translation. In the area of drawing a demarcation line between adaptation and translation, many critics have not made the difference clear. This constitutes a problem both in translation and adaptation studies. This paper attempts to make this distinction clearer by using concrete examples for illustration.
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