Translanguaging in Translation

Dr. Eriko Sato presents a fascinating analysis of interlingual and intralingual translanguaging practices observed in texts translated from Asian languages to English and vice versa. Her rich accounts of historical developments concerning the languages, combined with her accessible writing style, will engross researchers, as well as teachers, learners, and translators of these languages.

* Junko Mori, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA *
Inspired by the tenets underpinning the multilingual turn in applied linguistics, Eriko Sato conducts a detailed empirical investigation into the role of interlingual and intralingual translanguaging in shaping the norms of language use, particularly when traces of such practice are found in translated texts. In doing so, she shows that translation and translanguaging complement each other and are clearly beneficial to language learning. * Sara Laviosa, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy *

Sato’s insightful analysis and thorough comparisons between source and target texts in less frequent languages represent a valuable contribution to the fields of languaging, translation, and applied linguistics.

* Laura Dubcovsky, University of California, Davis, USA, LINGUIST List 33.2489 *

Translanguaging in Translation provides a vibrant and enjoyable illustration of the function of translanguaging in translation. The strength of this book lies in its exploration of translanguaging as a means of addressing the challenges of translation, e.g., with respect to names [...] Sato’s book is recommended for translators, language practitioners, and educators who are interested in exploring the application of translanguaging in translation.

* Yiqing Li and Fan Fang, Shantou University, China, Perspectives 2023 *

The major contribution of this book is that Sato has collected her abundant data by using a translanguaging approach and conducting in-depth and thought-provoking analysis of translated texts involving mainly 4 Asian languages. Little research has explored this topic with examples in so many Asian languages, which fully embodies translanguaging in translation and thus fills a gap by providing empirical evidence of the problems and potential solutions. 

* Yangming Bai, Hubei University of Technology, China and Lawrence Rosenwald, Wellesley College, USA, System 113 (202