These two views keep popping up from time to time in the academic debates under new terms, but they virtually refer to the same old issue literal versus free translation. The ongoing debate about literal versus free translation stems from the inclination of some translation theorists toward a translation method that is target language-oriented while other scholars represent the view that the target text should mirror the original text. The paper briefly discusses the origin of the debate on literal translation from antiquity to our days and proves that literal translation is far from being abandoned as a method of translation and still represents an important concept in translation studies. It studies the ongoing debate about literal versus free translation and tries to prove that this debate is still alive in today's theorization on translation. This paper explores the concept of literal translation and its relevance to the field of translation studies.
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