Eugene Albert Nida (November 11, 1914 – August 25, 2011) was an American linguist who developed the dynamic equivalence theory of Bible translation and is considered one of the founders of modern translation studies.
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Eugene Nida in the context of Dynamic and formal equivalence
Dynamic equivalence and formal equivalence, in translating, is the dichotomy between transparency and fidelity – respectively, between the meaning and the literal structure of a source text.
The dynamic– versus formal-equivalence dichotomy was originally proposed by Eugene Nida in relation to Bible translation.
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