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Group 3:��Adaptation

Names: Diogo Santiago, Duarte Silva, Filipe Roque, Leonor Gaivoto, Maria Beatriz Lourenço, Mário Jesus, Nazaré Matias, Pablo López, Rita Silva

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Presenter(s): Mário Jesus

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Definition of ‘adaptation’:

It is a representation of the source text that is not a direct translation but contains the meaning of the source material while adapting it to a new cultural reality.

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When should we use ‘adaptation’?

  • Literary texts: poetry, children’s books
  • Journalistic texts
  • Advertisement
  • Subtitling
  • Intralingual translation

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When should we avoid ‘adaptation’?

  • Technical translation: scientific, law and economical texts; instruction manuals
  • Academic texts

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What are the advantages of ‘adaptation’?

  • Creative freedom
  • Cultural domestication
  • Possible simplification [intralingual translation]
  • Improves accessibility

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What are the disadvantages of ‘adaptation’?

  • Losing the originality of the source text
  • Cultural erasure
  • Possible changes in the content
  • The author’s intention may be lost in the process