FUNCTIONS OF TRANSLATION

FUNCTIONS OF TRANSLATION

1. Karl Buhler

   • representational
     • referring to objects in the real world
     • expressive
       • referring to the writer of the text
       • conotative
         • referring to the reader of the text

2. Roman Jackobson

   • referential
     • referring to the objects in the real world
     • expressive
       • referring to the writer of the text
       • conative
         • referring to the reader of the text
         • phatic
           • where the function of language is to establish, maintain, prolong or discontinue communication
           • metalinguistic
             • referring to when the text is focused on the code itself
             • poetic
               • when the text is focused on the message for its own sake