skopos
Definitions
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- noun The function of a written or spoken text, especially in the context of translating and interpreting.
Examples
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For the quattrocento, as in previous centuries, the ideal city offered a skopos, a destination attained after the end of time by living according to virtuous principles in this life.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro
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For example, in my first term or two in the PhD program, I read everything I could find on the translation of children’s literature, on translation in the colonial and postcolonial contexts this was related to my need to learn more about translation and power, on functionalist theories and skopos, on translating dialects and wordplay, and related topics.
Note
The word 'skopos' comes from a Greek root meaning 'to look at'.
