Skopostheorie

Pronunciation

Origin

The second part is from Theorie

Full definition of Skopostheorie

Noun

1. (translation studies) The idea that translating and interpreting should primarily take into account the function of both the source and target text.
• 2008, Candace Séguinot, Translator and Interpreter Training: Issues, Methods and Debates, edited by John Kearns, Continuum International Publishing Group, p. 8-9:The concept of loyalty suggested by Christiane Nord ... to correct the client-subservient potential of Skopostheorie has both an inherent asymmetry and a value judgement attached to it.

Synonyms

• Skopos theory