Grundlegung einer allgemeinen Translationstheorie

TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose an approach to deal with the problem of the lack of a sufficient number of translational data points in the context of data mining. But they do not specify the number of data points.

TL;DR: The concept of equivalence as discussed by the authors has been used to define a translation as a secondary text that stands in an equivalence relation to a primary text, i.e. a translation is defined as an intermediate text between two primary texts.

TL;DR: Within the framework of the functionalist or "scopos" theory, the intended scope or function of the target text is the most important criterion for the translator's decisions as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: This article introduces translation studies in order to theorize about the ways in which international companies approach language diversity and indicates that, through their international communication process, international companies become scripted as a particular type of multilingual organization.