Functionalist approaches to translation : strengths and weaknesses

الملخص EN

In the German-speaking countries, translation studies of the 1980's witnessed the emergence of functionalist approaches.

They developed in reaction to the rather restricted focus of the earlier approaches to translation research, and were characterised by a questioning of traditional theoretical models.

This study presents a brief historical overview of these approaches, and examines their strengths and weaknesses as well as their contributions to translation studies