Poetic dialogue analysis of Chinese–English poetry translation

The translation of ancient Chinese Poetry into English is considered to be one of the most challenging tasks not only because of the different features between the two languages, especially as they belong to different linguistic families, but also the unique features of the ancient Chinese poetry itself.. This paper, by applying poetry dialogue analysis based on dialogism, explores the operation of its elements such as context, subject, sense, image, the reader and text form, and tries to seek out the mechanism for understanding the source text and reproducing what the source contains in the target language, thus shedding light on poetry translation studies.

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Cultural loss in the English translation of Chinese poetry

Babel ◽

10.1075/babel.56.2.05liu ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 56 (2) ◽

pp. 168-185 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Liu Yang

Keyword(s):

English Translation ◽

Target Language ◽

Cultural Translation ◽

Chinese Poetry ◽

Aesthetic Value ◽

Poetry Translation ◽

Free Translation ◽

Basic Concepts ◽

Sound Foundation ◽

Language Text

Translation is to reproduce the meaning and style of a source language text in a target language text in consideration of the cultural differences. Because of dramatic differences between the cultures, translators have to sacrifice something, such as time, religious connotation, and the wording of the original poem to obtain its aesthetic value and its original beauty. In this paper the author examines the poetry translation focusing on the basic concepts of cultural translation and the difficulties of Chinese poetry translation, and special attentions are paid on losses and the strategies in the translation. Beginning from the basic concepts of cultural translation, the paper expounds the essence of the cultural translation in order to lay a sound foundation for the following analysis of the poetry translation. In Part 2, the paper points out the difficulties of Chinese poetry translation that arise from the differences between Chinese and English cultures .Part 3 is a tentative analysis of the losses in the English translation of Chinese poetry and categorizes the losses into four groups:the loss of time;the loss of religious connotation ;the loss in wording; the loss of allusion. To address the losses, the author proposes several strategies such as free translation , transfer of allusion and annotation.

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Hur skapas en rebelltjej på svenska?

Barnboken ◽

10.14811/clr.v44.623 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mari Mossberg

Keyword(s):

Translation Studies ◽

The Other ◽

Target Language ◽

Poetic Language ◽

Source Text ◽

Good Night ◽

Children's Book ◽

Descriptive Translation Studies ◽

Language Context ◽

Informative Component

What’s a Rebel Girl in Swedish? On the Translation of Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo’s Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls Abstract: This article investigates the translation of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women, a children’s book written and published by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo in 2016. Within the framework of Gideon Toury’s Descriptive Translation Studies and Katharina Reiss’ text typology, the study focuses on the Swedish translation Godnattsagor för rebelltjejer: 100 berättelser om fantastiska kvinnor from 2017, including comparisons with the Danish, French, and Norwegian translations, with a view to discover the differences between the text versions. Analysis shows that the Swedish translation is less source-text dependent than the other translations, downplaying the fairytalization of the stories and tending to strengthen the informative component of the text. Poetic language and metaphors are less apparent in the Swedish translation, while hedging, explicitation as well as specification of time, place and chronology contribute to making the text more factual. A further finding is that more adult language is used in the Swedish translation. The article ends by summarizing the main findings and discussing a few explanations for the adaptation of the Swedish translation with regard to its target language context.

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THE VARIATION OF INTERPERSONAL MEANING BREADTH OF BILINGUAL TEXT “SERIBU KUNANG-KUNANG DI MANHATTAN BY UMAR KHAYAM”

PRASASTI Journal of Linguistics ◽

10.20961/prasasti.v3i2.17026 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 180

Author(s):

Eka Yunita Liambo

Keyword(s):

Short Story ◽

Translation Studies ◽

Target Language ◽

Primary Data ◽

Source Text ◽

Linguistic Features ◽

First Variation ◽

Source Language ◽

Bilingual Text

ABSTRACTThe process of meaning realization to the target language may involve the change of meaning. This change leads to the variation of meaning depth, breadth, and height. This is caused by the differences of linguistic features between the target language and source language. Therefore, the difficulties of finding equivalent words in target language may force translators to use other words which do not have the exactly similar meaning. However, this becomes a phenomenon in translation studies. This research aims to know the variation of interpersonal meaning breadth of a bilingual text. The primary data of this research is the sentences of first bilingual text taken from Seribu Kunang-Kunang di Manhattan translated into A Thousand Fireflies in Manhattan. There were 281 sentences are analysed. The result shows that those sentences found to have different variations. The most frequently variations found in this short story are the first variations in which element functions in the source text and target text have one difference. First variation has 28,82% then followed by zero variation with 23,48%. Whereas other sentences is classified as the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth variation of interpersonal meaning breadth with percentage of 18,14%, 4,62%, 3,20%, 14,23% and 7,47%. These variations occurring in the first bilingual text Seribu Kunang-Kunang di Manhattan translated into A Thousand Fireflies in Manhattan seems to be done to maintain the correspondence in the target language.Keywords: bilingual, breadth meaning, interpersonal, translation, variation of meaning,

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Cultural Dimensions of Poetry Translation

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica ◽

10.1515/ausp-2016-0028 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 17-29

Author(s):

Ildikó Pusztai-Varga

Keyword(s):

English Language ◽

Cultural Dimensions ◽

Target Language ◽

Source Text ◽

Text Corpus ◽

Original Source ◽

Cultural Aspects ◽

Poetry Translation ◽

English Translations ◽

Language Text

Abstract The present research analyses Hungarian and English target-language translations of contemporary Finnish poems. The translation solutions of culturally-bound lexical elements are compared in both Finnish-Hungarian and Finnish-English translation directions. The analysis is carried out using a text corpus comprising Hungarian and English translations of Finnish poems published after 1950. The text corpus consists of 160 Finnish source poems and their 160 Hungarian and 160 English target-language translations. The objective of the research is to reveal the cultural aspects of the translation of poetry and to answer the question as to what types of translation solutions literary translators use when translating culturally-bound lexical elements in Finnish poems into Hungarian and English. Results show that English-language translators of contemporary Finnish poems more frequently use translation solutions which are less creative and do not stray far from the original source language text. Hungarian translators, on the other hand, are more courageous in deviating from the source text and adapting their translations to the target language. This can be explained by reference to the two translation contexts or as a result of genre-specific reasons.

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Classroom Translation of Tabib's Poem: A Practical Model for Analysis and Evaluation of Poetry Discourse Translation

International Journal of Language and Literary Studies ◽

10.36892/ijlls.v3i2.561 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 229-241

Author(s):

Aysu Taheri

Keyword(s):

Open Access ◽

Translation Studies ◽

Literary Text ◽

Target Language ◽

High Quality ◽

Analysis And Evaluation ◽

Poetry Translation ◽

Poetic Translation ◽

Practical Model ◽

Theoretical Construction

Poetry Translation is a high-quality open access translation of classical texts by famous poets, the characteristics of poetry can be based on sound, syntax, structure or pragmatics. In addition to text transformation, poetic translation is concerned with the perception, discourse and action of and between people and textual agents in a material and social context. A public poetry translation project generally aims to feature one or more poets. Poetry translators are interested in interpreting the meaning layers of the source poem, they rely on reliability to judge this and produce a poem in the target language that is readable and pleasing to the literary text. They are responsible for making their writing easy to understand. The reader is also responsible for understanding the translator's translation. The possible solutions to these problems are collaboration between authors and translators. This article highlights the challenges associated with translating poetry. Although poetry makes up only a small percentage of the world's translation output, case studies and examples from poetry have dominated theoretical construction in translation studies to the detriment of genres translated more often.

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- SEMIOTIC MODEL FOR EQUIVALENCE AND NON-EQUIVALENCE IN TRANSLATION

Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews ◽

10.18510/hssr.2020.8341 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 381-391

Author(s):

Muhammad Hasyim ◽

Prasuri Kuswarini ◽

Kaharuddin

Keyword(s):

Translation Studies ◽

Target Language ◽

The Novel ◽

Source Text ◽

Cultural Backgrounds ◽

Translation Research ◽

Source Language ◽

Semiotic Model ◽

Semiotic Approach ◽

The Relationship

Purpose of the study: Not all languages have a universal concept of the same object, and this creates problems in translation. This paper aims to examine the semiotic model for equivalence or non-equivalence in translation which attempts to define the semiotic model, to use the model for translation, and to offer the benefits of this model to solving translation’s problem in equivalence and non-equivalence. Methodology: The data of this research are derived from the novel Lelaki Harimau, as the source language and L'homme Tigre, as the target language. This model is used in the Indonesian novel which has been translated into 14 languages, one of which is in French. The authors use a semiotic approach to analyze the equivalence and non-equivalence in the translation. Main Findings: This study reveals that the concept of signified in the semiotic theory proposes two models: the first: translation using the same concept in the source text (ST) and target text (TT), which is broadly known as equivalence, the second: translation using different concept between ST and TT, this called non-equivalence. This article not only explores the issue of meaning contextually in translation, but also the use of the semiotic model in translation which shows that the language perspective depends on the relationship between the sign and the object. Applications of this study: The model for this study can be used not only in translation studies at universities but also in providing supporting data for applied linguistic studies. Novelty/Originality of this study: This study provides a novelty in translation research with a semiotic approach. The contribution of this study is that the semiotics perspective suggests that a sign in the concept level (signified) will not be universal due to different cultural backgrounds.

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Vertalen Als Revisie

Toegepaste Taalwetenschap in Artikelen ◽

10.1075/ttwia.59.10bre ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 59 ◽

pp. 109-115

Author(s):

Hella Breedveld

Keyword(s):

Writing Process ◽

Language Translation ◽

Translation Studies ◽

Target Language ◽

Think Aloud ◽

Source Text ◽

Translation Process ◽

Think Aloud Protocols ◽

Writing Research ◽

Cognitive Activities

The study of translation processes tends to focus on the local processes involved in finding translations for words or expressions in the source text. In order to find out which processes are involved in the production of a target text based on an existing source text in another language, translation studies may profit from models that have been developed in research on the writing process. Certain categories of cognitive activities found in research on the writing process can be used in the analysis of think-aloud protocols of the translation process. Especially the notion of revising, as developed in writing research, can help to understand how translators proceed in order to produce a good text in a target language.

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The problem of equivalence in translating legal texts

Lebende Sprachen ◽

10.1515/les.2011.006 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 56 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sandro Paolucci

Keyword(s):

Comparative Law ◽

Translation Studies ◽

Target Language ◽

Source Text ◽

Translation Process ◽

Central Topic ◽

Legal Texts ◽

General Translation

AbstractAlthough it is a subject of continuous debate and a frequent source of controversy, the concept of equivalence remains a central topic in translation studies. The solution to any translation problem is obviously far beyond the mere linear transposition of a source text into a target language and, particularly when translating legal texts, specialists in comparative law and legal translators continuously strive to find the most equivalent term or concept in the target language. After briefly presenting equivalence issues in general translation, this article examines the problem of equivalence in legal texts. It stresses the relevance of terminological equivalence, including as a translation process that may compete with others within the same text.

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Exploring theoretical functions of corpus data in teaching translation

Cadernos de Tradução ◽

10.5007/2175-7968.2016v36nesp1p177 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 177

Author(s):

Éric Poirier

Keyword(s):

Language Translation ◽

Translation Studies ◽

Target Language ◽

Source Text ◽

Business Economics ◽

Rule Based ◽

Translation Study ◽

Corpus Data ◽

Specialized Texts ◽

Definition Of

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-7968.2016v36nesp1p177As language referential data banks, corpora are instrumental in the exploration of translation solutions in bilingual parallel texts or conventional usages of source or target language in monolingual general or specialized texts. These roles are firmly rooted in translation processes, from analysis and interpretation of source text to searching for an acceptable equivalent and integrating it into the production of the target text. Provided the creative and not the conservative way be taken, validation or adaptation of target text in accordance with conventional usages in the target language also benefits from corpora. Translation teaching is not exploiting this way of translating that is common practice in the professional translation markets around the world. Instead of showing what corpus tools can do to translation teaching, we start our analysis with a common issue within translation teaching and show how corpus data can help to resolve it in learning activities in translation courses. We suggest a corpus-driven model for the interpretation of ‘business’ as a term and as an item in complex terms based on source text pattern analysis. This methodology will make it possible for teachers to explain and justify interpretation rules that have been defined theoretically from corpus data. It will also help teachers to conceive and non-subjectively assess practical activities designed for learners of translation. Corpus data selected for the examples of rule-based interpretations provided in this paper have been compiled in a corpus-driven study (Poirier, 2015) on the translation of the noun ‘business’ in the field of specialized translation in business, economics, and finance from English to French. The corpus methodology and rule-based interpretation of senses can be generalized and applied in the definition of interpretation rules for other language pairs and other specialized simple and complex terms. These works will encourage the matching of translation study theories and corpus translation studies with professional practices. It will also encourage the matching of translation studies and corpus translation studies with source and target language usages and with textual correlations between source language real usages and target language translation real practices.

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Terjemahan Beranotasi Kata dan Ungkapan Budaya di dalam Novel Anak Selandia Baru I’m Telling on You dan Barry & Bitsa

JURNAL Al-AZHAR INDONESIA SERI HUMANIORA ◽

10.36722/sh.v3i1.196 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

Era Bawarti

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Translation Studies ◽

Theoretical Framework ◽

Target Language ◽

Standard English ◽

Source Text ◽

Translation Technique ◽

Translation Techniques ◽

Children's Reading ◽

Annotated Translation

Abstrak − Penelitian ini adalah sebuah penelitian di bidang kajian terjemahan berupa terjemahan beranotasi, yakni terjemahan dengan catatan. Teks sumber (TSu) yang dipilih adalah novel anak Selandia Baru dari seri Kiwi Bites berjudul I’m Telling on You dan Barry & Bitsa. Teks ini dipilih karena merupakan karya dari penulis yang sama dan ditulis dalam Bahasa Inggris dialek Selandia Baru yang memiliki sejumlah perbedaan dengan Bahasa Inggris standar. Selain itu, teks ini jika diterjemahkan juga potensial untuk menjadi bacaan anak yang bermutu. Analisis difokuskan pada terjemahan kata dan ungkapan budaya. Kerangka teori yang digunakan di dalam analisis adalah teknik penerjemahan dari Hoed (2006). Kata dan ungkapan budaya yang dibahas dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 15 buah. Dari hasil analisis ditemukan bahwa teknik penerjemahan yang digunakan paling sering adalah pemadanan dengan keterangan tambahan. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa kata dan ungkapan budaya dalam TSu seringkali tidak memiliki padanan leksikalnya dalam bahasa sasaran (BSa). Abstract – This study is a research in translation studies, namely annotated translation, i.e. translation with notation. Source text (ST) chosen is two New Zealand children’s novel from Kiwi Bites series titled I’m Telling on You and Barry & Bitsa. Both are chosen for both are the works of the same author as well as written in New Zealand English which has several differences with that of Standard English. Besides, the text is also potential to become a qualified children’s reading, if translated. The analysis is focused on the translation of cultural words and terms. Theoretical framework used is translation technique (Hoed, 2006). Cultural words and terms discussed are as many as 15 items. The results show that translation techniques used more frequent are equivalence with notation. This means, most of cultural words and terms in ST have no lexical equivalence in the target language (TL). Keywords: annotated translation, cultural word and term, translation technique.

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