Variability of Translation of One Text in the Aspect of Interpretive Linguistics: The Factor of Digital Translator

This article is devoted to the problems related to the variability of translation of a single text within the framework of interpretive linguistics, in particular, to the study of the influence of digital technologies on the translation process. The aim of the paper is to analyze the problem of textual variation in the process of creating a secondary (translated) fiction text in English using different translation programs. Attention is paid to the identification of textual positions that determine the variety of formal and semantic variations in translated texts. The research is carried out on the material of F.I. Tyutchev’s poem “There is a high meaning in separation…”, the subject of the study is two secondary translation texts created with the help of machine translation programs. The research is aimed at identifying the factors determining the multivalence and variability of secondary (translated) texts. The obtained results of the study reveal new perspectives for a deeper understanding of the contradiction consisting in the inconsistency between the uniqueness and formal and semantic integrity of the source text and the diversity of its interpretations, which arise in the process of application of various computer programs. The results obtained contribute to a deeper understanding of the impact of various technologies on the complex process of forming translations of works of fiction.