The concept of translation strategy viewed in the light of needstailored theory of translation: a proposal of definition and typology
... needs-oriented theory of translation. Treating translation as a service and conceptualising it as a tool, this definition reflects the realities of professional translation practice. Depending on the translation brief, determined by the nature of the need and the task to be by the initiator and/or end user, the translator is expected to produce a target text with a linguistic composition appropriate to the intended purpose. Since a given communicative situation may require the creation of a target-language ...
