Leppihalme s 1997 classification of the various translation strategies will be employed as a framework for the study. Leppihalmes studies of allusions and how they cause culture bumps 1994, 1997, 2000. Practical guide for translators 3rd edition geoffrey samuelssonbrown written in the language of the scottish nation john. Abdel karim daragmeh this thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of applied linguistics and translation, faculty of graduate studies, annajah national.
The translatability of postmodern culture allusions in comedy tv shows by samah dawud abdallah jazmawi supervisor dr. This growing body of research has explored several aspects of avt reception and production using behavioural measures such as eye tracking, as well as venturing into physiological measures such as electroencephalography eeg, galvanic skin response, and heart rate. The article highlights literary translation through the study of cultural approaches as well as different philosophical argumentations. We cannot generalize about translation without speaking of specific texts embedded in specific situations. This website is experiencing some technical difficulties. Challenges in translating proper names from dickensian novels1 nadia nicoleta morarasu university of bacau n. This paper focuses on the analysis of pun as one of the categories of wordplay and its manifestation in oneliner jokes in the english languages. A target culture viewpoint on allusive wordplay, pp 199218ritva leppihalme university of helsinki, finlandallusive wordplaystretches of preformed linguistic material or frames that have undergone lexical, grammatical, or situational modification is so culture specific that it is not only hard for translators working. Leppihalme refers to the gaps of understanding caused by an inability to comprehend speech genres in a particular situational and cultural context as culture bumps leppihalme, 1997 p. Culture bumps topics in translation 10 9781853593734 by leppihalme, ritva and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. An empirical approach to the translation of allusions. Penguin concise english dictionary available for download and read online in other formats.
Literary translation and cultural memory pavlenko pitanna. Childrens literature continues to be one of the most rapidly expanding and exciting of interdisciplinary academic studies, of interest to anyone concerned with literature, education, internationalism, childhood or culture in general. Culture bumps leppihalme translations decision making. An empirical approach to the translation of allusions topics in translation by leppihalme, ritva isbn. Despite me shelving this as notsofun nonfiction, i enjoyed this book a lot and learned a lot from it. An empirical approach to the translation of allusions topics in translation, 10.
We use cookies to make interactions with our website easy and meaningful, to better understand the use of our services, and to tailor advertising. A target culture viewpoint on allusive wordplay, pp 199218ritva leppihalme university of helsinki, finlandallusive wordplaystretches of preformed linguistic material or frames that have undergone lexical, grammatical, or situational. Finally, in last chapter of the book, the authors argue that translation. Landers paragraphs on translation peter newmark the coming industry of. Student translations of some of the examples are also discussed. The data of this research are all of oneliner jokes containing puns which were collected from different books and online sources.
Culture pumps a culture bump occurs when an individual finds himself or herself in a different, strange, or uncomfortable situation when interacting with persons of a different culture. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Culture bumps leppihalme free download as word doc. May 23, 2017 read online or download culture bumps.
Characteristics of popular fiction as literary genre english. Leppihalme s study of culture bound allusions in literary and journalistic texts 1997 is one such example as it allows for the construction of more accurate mental models 1. They are 1 communicative translation, in which the attempts is to produce the same effect on the target language readers, and 2 semantic translation, in which the translation attempts within the bare syntactic and semantic constraints of the target language, to reproduce the precise contextual meaning of the author. Leppihalmes study of culturebound allusions in literary and journalistic texts 1997 is one such example as it allows for the construction of more accurate mental models 1. A reference to characters and events of mythology, legends, history scott, 1965 allusion.
Culture bumps leppihalme translations decision making scribd. In our electronic library, you can also download or read online culture bumps. The comparative analysis of culture specific items in translation of the novel spartacus from english into persian translation has always been considered a communication tool among different cultures and languages. A corpusassisted study of laughtertalk alan partington, routledge studies in linguistics, oxon, 2006, 262 pp. On the basis of various classifications created by different scholars and according to the research material, a new. An empirical approach to the translation of allusions ritva leppihalme constructing cultures. Targetculture frames, on the other hand, may be puzzling in a text which. An empirical approach to the translation of allusions topics in translation, 10 leppihalme on. It means that the tl readers read the translation text with confidence that the text they read sounds like the original text. This loweffort strategy is useful when allusions are transcultural, but will often lead to flat translations and loss of connotations. We apologize and we are working to restore full functionality as soon as possible. Archer 1986 has used the term of problems in facetoface communication, culture bumps occurring between speakers of different cultural backgrounds, but we may observe culture bumps in reading situations as well, when culture bound elements hinder communication of the meaning to readers in another language culture. The challenge here lay in that the novels feature a number of characters inspired by norwegian folklore.
Direct pdf access to this article can be purchased through our eplatform. Leppihalme 1994 as well as the types of solutions used by the translator newmark 1988. This work focuses on translators and readers as participants in the communicative process, where the use of allusions is one type of problem to be solved. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. An empirical approach to the translation of allusions topics in translation ritva leppihalme this work focuses on translators and readers as participants in the communicative process, where the use of allusions is one type of problem to be solved. Archer as cited in leppihalme, 1997 used culture bump for csis and believed that a culture bump takes place for an individual in a different, unusual, and unpleasant situation when communicating with the individuals of another culture. N2 allusions are often translated literally while their connotative and pragmatic meaning is largely ignored. Pdf asterix in italien download full pdf book download.
The death and life of the great american school system. The latest published books and bestsellers are available for download in pdf or epub format. The article discusses translation strategies used by the author when dealing with culturespecific referencesconcepts in the rendition in polish of the norwegian fantasy trilogy the sign of theelves by sigbjorn mostue. Culture bumps by ritva leppihalme multilingual matters channel. An empirical approach to the translation of allusions topics in translation by ritva leppihalme isbn. Passages that include modified frames will often need to be rewritten, as attempts to evoke source culture frames are unlikely to work. But its an academic text on a fairly specific topic, so i cant imagine it would be fun for a general audience. It should be pointed out, though, that even though the object of study is similar and overlapping in many ways, it is not identical. Translating culturespecific items csis as a conundrum. Characteristics of popular fiction as literary genre. Leppihalme 1997 performs a thorough examination of allusions in translated texts, where they can cause culture bumps, an expression used by archer 1986 leppihalme 1997 aims at identifying. Buy culture bumps by ritva leppihalme from waterstones today. Readerresponse tests and interviews with professional translators highlight the difficulty in conveying the function and meaning of allusive passages to readers in another culture. During this time content can be read and downloaded as normal, where you already have access, but registration, purchasing, activation of tokens, eprints, updating your account and other my account features are unavailable during this period.
Pdf challenges in translating proper names from dickensian. Culture bumps by ritva leppihalme multilingual matters. To include a comma in your tag, surround the tag with double quotes. Essays on modern translations into scotts bill findlay ed. An empirical approach to the translation of allusions topics in translation, 10 by leppihalme. Linguistic auditing nigel reeves and colin wright literary translation. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Culture bumps discusses this problem and how to deal with a culture specific, sourcetext allusion in such a way that readers of the target text can understand the function and meaning of the allusive passage. Experimental studies on avt have grown incrementally over the past decade. The comparative analysis of culture specific items in translation of the novel spartacus from english into persian translation has always been considered a. On the translation of allusions leppihalme, ritva on. The translatability of postmodern culture allusions in. Pdf penguin concise english dictionary download full pdf.
Latin alludere, to play with, to jest, to refer to. Leppihalmes 1997 classification of the various translation strategies will be employed as a framework for the study. An empirical approach to the translation of allusions topics in translation, no 10 pdf. Pdf download liisan seikkailut ihmemaailmassa free ebooks pdf. The comparative analysis of culture specific items in. Leppihalme s studies of allusions and how they cause culture bumps 1994, 1997, 2000.
Suojanen, tytti, koskinen, kaisa and tuominen, tiina 2015. The many examples discussed also provide materials for. The translatability of postmodern culture allusions in comedy. An empirical approach to the translation of allusions ritva leppihalme frae ither tongues. Previous article how to translate pdf file into english. Being primarily associated with the work of susan bassnett, andre lefevere, lawrence venuti, svitlanaterminasova they focus on translation by exploring the latter both as a literary and cultural phenomenon.
This frequently leads to culture bumps, in other words, to puzzling or impenetrable wordings. These strategies have been suggested by ritva leppihalme 1997 in her book entitled culture bumps. Leppihalme 1997 performs a thorough examination of allusions in translated texts, where they can cause culture bumps, an expression used by archer 1986. Actual translatorial practice in finland, judging by seven translations of novels, favours the strategy of minimum change. An empirical approach to the translation of allusions topics in translation, no 10. Leppihalme 1997 agrees that when one wants to recognize and translate something rooted strongly in another nations culture heshe needs to have much knowledge other than what is seen explicitly, infact, the understanding of an allusion is prevented by culture unless the receivers are bicu lturalized so this barrier should be removed. Essays on literary translation susan bassnett and andre lefevere the pragmatics of translation leo hickey ed. This paper presents a systematization of translation strategies for keyphrase allusions, in the form of a hierarchical decision process. Download pdf penguin concise english dictionary book full free. Rhetoric of scientific text translation sciencedirect. It is argued that a translator who wants to produce a coherent target text and to avoid culture bumps archer 1986 must above all pay attention to the function of the wordplay in the relevant context. The main purpose of this study is to analyze the strategies used for subtitling allusions from english to turkish in the simpsons movie, which is considerably rich in allusion.
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