Cultural translation represents the practice of translation, which involves cultural differences. Cultural translation can be also defined as a practice whose aim is to present another culture via translation. This kind of translation solves some issues linked to culture, such as dialects, food or architecture.
The main issue that cultural translation must solve consists in translating a text as showing cultural differences of this text, in respecting the source culture.
Read more about Cultural Translation: Translation of Cultures, Skepticism Towards Translation of Cultures, A Two-fold Process, Culture and Civilization, Further Reading
Famous quotes containing the words cultural and/or translation:
“At times it seems that the media have become the mainstream culture in children’s lives. Parents have become the alternative. Americans once expected parents to raise their children in accordance with the dominant cultural messages. Today they are expected to raise their children in opposition to it.”
—Ellen Goodman (20th century)
“Well meant are the wounds a friend inflicts, but profuse are the kisses of an enemy.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Proverbs 27:6.
KJ translation reads: Faithful are the wounds of a friend.