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Problems of Translation and Meaning in Field Work
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Translation StudiesAnthropological ResearchEducationSemanticsApplied LinguisticsField MethodIndigenous LanguagePractical ProblemField WorkLanguage StudiesLanguage-based ApproachMachine TranslationComputer-assisted TranslationLinguisticsEthnomethodologyCultureLanguage LocalisationEthnographyAnthropologySocial AnthropologyCultural Anthropology
This paper is concerned with a problem inherent in almost all anthropological research: translating the informants' language into one's own. We will focus on translation as a practical problem in field method rather than on the theory of translation.