CONTRASTIVE STUDIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE HISTORY OF TRANSLATION

Abstract

The article deals with the role of contrastive studies in the development of the French translation studies of the XVIII century. The historical-philological context and theoretical principles of word order analysis in the “Treatise” Ch. Batteux are defined, several differences of word order in Latin and French and their causes are revealed, methods and transfer rules proposed by Batteux to preserve the oratory order of words are summarized.