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Unit – I: History of Translation 
Nature of translation studies – The Function of language – Structuralist Theory and 
Application – Translation through the ages – Dryden’s classification of translation models. 
Unit – II: Theories of Translation 
 
Types of translation – Translation theories: Ancient and Modern – Nida’s three base 
models of translation – (Nida’s model Cont...)Transfer and Restructuring – Linguistics of 
translation. 
Unit – III: Creative Literature and Translation 
 
Facets of Literary translation: Importance and difficulties – Twentieth century 
Theoretical studies with reference to Poetics – Roles of the Translator in Poetic translation – 
Translation of literature – Major concerns about translation of Indian literature. 
Unit – IV: Mass media and Translation 
Social importance of Mass media – Features of Print media – Aspects of Electronic 
media – Characteristics of Spoken media – Translation issues regarding language use in Mass 
media. 
Unit – V: Translation practice and Applications 
Indian translation in the past – Semantic relationship among words – Translation and 
Culture – Language Attitudes – Place of Style in translation – Application of Translation in 
Tirukkural and the Odyssey. 

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Reference Books 
 
1.
Hockett, C.F. 1958. A Course in Modern Linguistics. The Macmillan Company, New 
York. 
2.
Giffin, K. et al., 1976. Fundamentals of Interpersonal communications. Harper and Row, 
New York. 
3.
Nida, Eugene A. 1975. Language structure and Translation. Stanford University Press,
Stanford, California. 
4.
Balakrishnan, R. & Saranya, R. 2000. Directions in Translation. Annamalai 
University, Annamalai Nagar. 
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