Owing to the widespread use of idiom in language, translation may be fraught with problems and blindly following a translated topic can result in unexpected consequences. Languages do not have a one to one correspondence with one another so translators must employ various techniques to circumvent these pitfalls. Often a translator must either expand or condense a phrase or word in order to properly express the meaning of the source text. A thorough grasp of the text's subject matter is often required of a translator in order to use the correct language in a given field, or even to understand the text itself. It is usually best for a translator to work into his or her native language as translating into a non-native language often results in stilted, unnatural phrasing. It is important for a translator to remain faithful to the source text, while usually producing a target text that appears as if it were not the product of translation. | Owing to the widespread use of idiom in language, translation may be fraught with problems and blindly following a translated topic can result in unexpected consequences. Languages do not have a one to one correspondence with one another so translators must employ various techniques to circumvent these pitfalls. Often a translator must either expand or condense a phrase or word in order to properly express the meaning of the source text. A thorough grasp of the text's subject matter is often required of a translator in order to use the correct language in a given field, or even to understand the text itself. It is usually best for a translator to work into his or her native language as translating into a non-native language often results in stilted, unnatural phrasing. It is important for a translator to remain faithful to the source text, while usually producing a target text that appears as if it were not the product of translation. |