Transformational strategies in diaphasic translation: three case studies

This article is concerned with a special case of translation, namely the registerial transformation specialized LSP discourse into lay-oriented texts. type rewriting intralingual mostly, but may also occur in combination an interlingual element. Since previous research has mainly been one specific genre (Patient Information Leaflets as products rewriting), present study investigates and compares three additional genres, all belonging to field medicine. Using classic ‘coupled-pairs’ method, investigation uncovers lexical grammatical changes underlying interregisterial derivation targets from sources. The genres turn out be remarkably similar terms transformational strategies, largely same types lexicogrammatical manifested target However, comparison different each other reveals remarkable heterogeneity stylistic effect. In fact, groups strategies contribute very differently ‘skopos’ To capture these differences, superordinate typology five ‘genera’ (each subsuming small handful ‘species’) proposed arranged on cline according their degree lay-orientedness.