Methods of translation

1. What are the methods of translation?
2. What are the 8 translation methods?

What are the methods of translation?

In general, we recognize two main types of translation techniques: direct translation techniques and oblique translation techniques. Direct translation techniques can be used when the elements of the text being translated are similar in both the source and target languages.

What are the 8 translation methods?

There are eight methods of translation based onNewmark; word-for-word, literal, faithful, semantic, adaptation, free, idiomatic, and communicative.