Theory of Translation 1 Introduction

2.14 A Sum-up
To sum up, the ever-changing nature of language and its dependence on context create 
issues in creating translation equivalence. The challenge of maintaining ‘accuracy’ 
and ‘fidelity’ also creates an additional dilemma in the mind of translator. 
Consequently, the shifts occurring in the act of translation are not only inevitable, but 
justifiable as well. Further, they are essential to create semantically equivalent texts in 
spite of the differences between the two languages and cultures.
The present research study contains “the identification of the shifts” and their 
“semantico-stylistic interpretation” as a necessary framework for the investigation of 
the translated works. The succeeding chapters offer a practical study of the select 
translated texts from Marathi into English in the light of six linguistic criteria: 
Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, and Stylistics. The 
study aims to point out how the translators struggle to reproduce parallel characters 
and eventually overcome the difficulties in creating a linguistically parallel, culturally 
meaningful and socially successful target texts.