Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Dedication; Original Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; A note on the text; 1 Introduction; 2 The nature of translation; 3 Building a theory of translation; 4 Interlinguistic homologies; 5 Extraproposltional relationships in homologon definition; 6 The Cultural Equation; 7 The Translation Operator as a Cultural Operator; 8 Socio-cultural parameters and norms; 9 Applications of the Variational model to translations in various fields; 10 Related fields of interest; 11 Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index