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Speaks as if "translation" doesn't happen in reading in native languages. A word's meaning can change every other decade, when I'm reading something in native t
by slmjkdbtl 5y ago
Speaks as if "translation" doesn't happen in reading in native languages. A word's meaning can change every other decade, when I'm reading something in native tongue I'm constantly rationalizing what I read into my own words, which I would categorize as translation. Some good translators' work might even convey more accurate original intent than reading natively yourself because they're supposed to study the context of the writing thoroughly.
One interesting point I heard from a Lex Friedman podcast is it'll be interesting to do a database of diffs between different translated versions of the same literatures. I think stuff like this can greatly aid people's understanding of the original intents.
- wongarsu 5y ago> One interesting point I heard from a Lex Friedman podcast is it'll be interesting to do a database of diffs between different translated versions of the same literatures. I think stuff like this can greatly aid people's understanding of the original intents. This is quite common in many religious circles. For example if you read an interesting verse in the bible you can gain a much deeper insight by looking at multiple of the dozens of translations available. Of course it can't beat a deep understanding of the original language and culture, but it scales much better (even with just the bible we are talking about two ancient languages and cultures spanning a decent area and thousands of years, while the sum of the translations gives you an approximation from just reading English).