Justa Holz-Mänttäri
Justa Holz-Mänttäri (* 1936 in Hamburg ) is a German linguist and translator .
Life
Holz-Mänttäri is a translator for German and Finnish . She holds a PhD in philosophy and was a professor at Tampere University in Finland .
Holz-Mänttäri's best-known work, Translatory Action , was published in 1984. According to the theory of translational action developed therein, not only the translator but also the author of the source text, the client and the target audience belong to the translational process. The translator's role is to produce a target text, the purposes of which are determined in advance by all parties involved. The aim of the translation is to create a message carrier that fulfills these purposes for the target audience.
Publications (selection)
- Translational action. Theory and method . Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Helsinki 1984.
- Translational action - theoretically sound professional profiles . In: Snell-Hornby (Ed.): Translation Studies. A reorientation . Francke, Tübingen 1986, pp. 348-374.
Web links
- Literature by and about Justa Holz-Mänttäri in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ International Who's Who in Translation & Terminology . Union Latine, Praetorius Limited, International Where + How and Infoterm, Paris / Nottingham / Bonn / Vienna 1995, ISBN 0-9516572-5-9 , p. 341.
- ↑ Mark Shuttleworth, Moira Cowie. Dictionary of Translation Studies . St. Jerome Publishing, Manchester 1997, ISBN 1-900650-03-7 , pp. 188 f.
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| SURNAME | Holz-Mänttäri, Justa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German linguist and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |