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This article presents an analysis of the reasons and the specificities of the development of translation theory in one of the three post-Soviet Baltic countries, Lithuania, since the first half of the 20th century until 1990. The analysis considers the historical and political circumstances characterising the period of Lithuania’s Independence (1918-1940) as well as the Soviet period (1940-1941 and 1944-1990). The discussion of the development of translation theory in Lithuania helps to reveal general features relevant to the context of translation studies in Latvia and Estonia as well, because the historical and political experiences of these Baltic countries have been similar to those of Lithuania.

Origins and Developments of Translation Theory in Lithuania from 1918 to 1990

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This article presents an analysis of the reasons and the specificities of the development of translation theory in one of the three post-Soviet Baltic...

Origins and Developments of Translation Theory in Lithuania from 1918 to 1990

Published Online: Dec 31, 2018

Page range: 149 - 167

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tran-2018-0004

Keywords
development of translation theory in Lithuania, linguistic translation theory, non-linguistic translation theory

© 2018 Aurelija Leonavičienė, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Origins and Developments of Translation Theory in Lithuania from 1918 to 1990

Published Online: Dec 31, 2018

Page range: 149 - 167

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tran-2018-0004

Keywordsdevelopment of translation theory in Lithuania, linguistic translation theory, non-linguistic translation theory

© 2018 Aurelija Leonavičienė, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
development of translation theory in Lithuania, linguistic translation theory, non-linguistic translation theory