Project description
Interlinear translation in the Indonesian-Malay area
Interlinear translation was applied in different societies over several centuries. Although this paradigm prioritises detail and precision to deliver unique information about the work of translation, it remains largely understudied. The EU-funded TextualMicrocosms project uses the interlinear text as a theoretical and methodological scheme to study inter- and intra-cultural contacts, intersections, and differences. By considering these texts as ‘textual microcosms’, the project will investigate several religious, intellectual, literary, and linguistic methods and encounters as expressed and reflected on the interlinear page. TextualMicrocosms focuses on interlinear translation production in the Indonesian-Malay area between the late 16th and 20th centuries, examining local terminologies, religio-cultural aspects, script choice and use, visual elements, standardisation, untranslatability, and mistranslation.
Objective
Interlinear translation a bilingual genre that includes an original text and its word-for-word equivalents in translation written in alternating lines on a single page has been practiced in diverse societies over many centuries, yet has been little studied. Because it prioritizes detail and precision, the interlinear translation paradigm tells us more than any other about the workings of translation and the unavoidable choices inherent in every translation act. This project employs the interlinear text as a theoretical and methodological framework to study inter- and intra-cultural contacts, intersections and divergences. Approaching such texts as textual microcosms, it will explore a host of religious, intellectual, literary and linguistic processes and encounters as expressed and reflected on the interlinear page. The studys focus is on interlinear translations produced between the late 16th and 20th centuries in the Indonesian-Malay world, a historically and culturally linked region now encompassing Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, southern Thailand and the southern Philippines. One of the worlds most linguistically diverse regions, it has seen Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, Christian, and Islamic textual traditions locally adopted and adapted over the centuries, often through the interlinear model. Five themes will be examined and combined in researching multiple texts to produce a holistic study of the interlinear phenomenon: local terminologies; religio-cultural aspects; script choice and use; standardization, untranslatability and mistranslation; visual elements. The study will expand our understanding of the nature of translations manifestations worldwide and offer new conceptual and methodological tools for studies of other regions and cultures. The findings will be of relevance to linguists studying language change, historians of culture and of religious pedagogy, and scholars in manuscript studies and art history.
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H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)
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91904 JERUSALEM
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