On introducing free indirect speech in Russian translation despite the absence of corresponding structures in the English original

2022 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 57-65
Author(s):  
A. D. Alimova
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Russian Translation ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Source Text ◽  
Indirect Speech ◽  
Lexical Semantic ◽  
Complex Sentences ◽  
Speech Patterns

The article analyzes the most typical cases of introducing free indirect speech in the Russian translation where there are no corresponding structures in the English original. Typical non-free-indirectspeech structures and contexts in the source text are explored, such as may materialize as free indirect speech in the target text. The study employs qualitative methods including lexical-semantic, contextual and comparative analysis of the source text and the target text. As for the structure, this paper has been divided into two parts. First, a theoretical background for the problem is established, involving the theories by Ia. I. Retsker and D. V. Psurtsev. The paper then goes on to examine translators’ choices to generate new interference of the narrator’s text and the character’s text. The cases when free indirect speech may arise in the Russian translation are typically based on kindred forms of the character’s speech representation in the English original, long descriptions of a situation where the character acts, complex sentences with content clauses, containing the character’s thoughts and emotions. The analysis suggests that the decision to introduce free indirect speech patterns into translation can be based on the typological differences between the languages in question, or on logical and stylistic “inclinations” of a given fragment. Therefore, the decisions to introduce free indirect speech fall into two groups, obligatory and possible respectively. If such choices by Russian translators constitute a tendency, a certain correlation of syntactic patterns and contexts may be established. The results obtained in the study may be used by translators of literary texts.

PAROEMIAS’ RENOMINATION IN THE LITERARY TEXTS TRANSLATED INTO FRENCH

2020 ◽  
pp. 129-141
Author(s):  
Е.Ю. Лапаева
Keyword(s):  
French Text ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Source Text ◽  
Fixed Expressions ◽  
Stylistic Function ◽  
High Degree

Постановка задачи. В данной статье анализируются способы реноминации паремий и входящих в их состав разговорно-просторечных единиц в текстах французских художественных переводов высокой степени национальной окраски. Результаты. Проведен сравнительный анализ паремий исходного и переводного текстов. Выявлены основные способы передачи во французском тексте русских пословиц и поговорок. Определены способы передачи разговорно-просторечных единиц. Проанализирована степень адаптированности элементов «чужой» лингвокультуры во французском переводном тексте. Выводы. Реноминация индивидуально-авторских паремий осуществлялась через «свои» паремии / устойчивые выражения и семантические кальки. Паремии, отраженные в словарях, реноминировались через свободные сочетания, семантические кальки с исходного текста и «свои» паремии / устойчивые выражения. Калькирование свойственно передаче авторских паремий, за счет чего происходит освоение «чужой» лингвокультуры и сохранение художественной и стилистической функции исходного текста. При передаче зафиксированных словарями паремий чаще использовались «свои» паремии, за счет чего достигается лингвокультурная адаптация «чужой» действительности. Реноминация паремий через свободные сочетания не встречается при передаче индивидуально-авторских паремий и очень немногочисленна при передаче паремий зафиксированных словарями. Реноминация разговорно-просторечных элементов осуществлялась средствами «своего» языка через элементы разных языковых уровней. Французская лингвокультура обладает широкими реноминативными возможностями для интеграции и адаптации «чужой» языковой и культурной действительности. Statement of the problem. T e ar icle analyzes e me ods of paroemias’ and e colloquial uni s’ renomina ion in the texts of French literary translations of a high degree of national color. Results. A comparative analysis of the paroemias of the source and target texts was carried out. The main ways of transferring Russian proverbs and sayings in the French text were revealed. The methods of transmission of colloquial and vernacular were determined. T e degree of adap a ion of e elemen s of «foreign» linguocul ure in Frenc was analyzed. Conclusion. T e renomina ion of individual au or's paroemias was carried ou roug eir «own» paroemias / fixed expressions and semantic calques. Paroemias fixed in dictionaries were renominated through free words combina ions, seman ic calques from e source ex , and eir «own» paroemias / fixed expressions. Calque is peculiar to the transfer of invented (occasional) paroemias, due to which there is familiariza ion wi «foreign» linguoculture and preservation of the artistic and stylistic function of the source text. When transferring paroemias fixed by dic ionaries, «own» paroemias were of en used, due o w ic e linguocul ural adap a ion of «foreign» reality is achieved. The renomination of paroemias through free words combinations does not occur in the transmission of invented (occasional) paroemias and is very few in the transmission of paroemias fixed by dictionaries. The renomination of colloquial and vernacular elemen s was carried ou by means of «own» language through elements of different language levels. The French linguistic culture has wide renominative possibilities for e in egra ion and adap a ion of «foreign» linguis ic and cul ural reali y.

scholarly journals The effectiveness of comparative analysis of literary texts and their translation in foreign language learning

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 108-115
Author(s):  
T. Lutero
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Native Language ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Lexical Semantic

The article deals with the method of comparative analysis of literary texts and their translations in course of learning foreign languages. Some of the typical lexical-semantic and syntactical differences between Italian and Russian languages are demonstrated based on the material from contemporary Italian writer A. Baricco’s works “Ocean sea” and “Novecento” and their Russian translations. Main conclusions consider the effectiveness of the comparative method in achieving student’s knowledge of lexical and syntactical differences between foreign and native language.

Triangulating Area Studies, Not Just Methods

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudra Sil
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Area Studies ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Middle Range ◽  
Causal Laws ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

This chapter revisits trade-offs that qualitative researchers face when balancing the different expectations of area studies and disciplinary audiences. One putative solution to such trade-offs, mixed-method research, emphasizes the triangulation of quantitative and qualitative methods. CAS, as defined above, essentially encourages a different form of triangulation—the pooling of observations and interpretations across a wider array of cases spanning multiple areas. This kind of triangulation can be facilitated by cross-regional contextualized comparison, a middle-range approach that stands between area-bound qualitative research and (Millean) macro-comparative analysis that brackets out context in search of causal laws. Importantly, this approach relies upon an area specialist’s sensibilities and experience to generate awareness of local complexities and context conditions for less familiar cases. The examples of cross-regional contextualized comparison considered in this chapter collectively demonstrate that engagement with area studies scholarship and the pursuit of disciplinary knowledge can be a positive-sum game.

Methods of translation culture-specific vocabulary into English in translation of Russian classical literature (on the example of A. Chekhov’s stories)

2021 ◽  
pp. 42-53
Author(s):  
E. V. Chirkunova
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Russian Text ◽  
Original Text ◽  
Classical Literature

Translating a text, especially when it comes to fiction, one of the main problems is to find appropriate and qualitative methods of translating culture-determined words. Therefore, a number of decisions made by the translator defines how a given text will be perceived by readers of a different culture. This article presents a comparative analysis of the culture-specific vocabulary of the original Russian text and the text of the translation, followed by the identification of vocabulary features given in the original text and the methods of its translation into English.

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE LEVEL OF STUDENTS` ACADEMIC MOTIVATION TO SOFIA UNIVERSITY „ST. KLIMENT OHRIDSKI” AND NATIONAL ACADEMIA OF SPORT „VASIL LEVSKI”

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 571-578
Author(s):  
Georgi Ignatov ◽  
Iliana Petkova
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
Present Report ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Key Factor

The present report addresses a topic that is a key factor for the quality of the education in universities. The outcome this education depends on the degree of students’ academic motivation and results in their readiness for certain profession. The material presents the results from a study conducted in the period 2016-2019 among 45 students in their second and third year of studies in the subject „Physical Education and Sport“ at the Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski“ Faculty of Science, Education and Arts and 39 students also studying „Physical Education“ but at the National Sports Academy „Vasil Levski“ Faculty of Pedagogy. As a research tool, was used a questionnaire designed for determining the academic motivation, developed by Angel Velichkov. The questionnaire contained 11 questions, of which 7 with positive and 4 with negative direction. The assessment was done through the 4-point Likert scale, where 0 is „completely disagree” and 3 is „completely agree”. In his work A. Velichkov places the degree of academic motivation within the following limits: 0-11 points – lack of academic motivation; 12-18 points – weak motivation; 19-24 points – moderate motivation, 25-33 points – strong academic motivation. The summaries are made both on universities and on each individual indicator for academic motivation, including: „Active attitude to the learning process“, „Internal self-discipline“ and „Strive to complement and broaden the obtained knowledge“. To determine the priorities of young people, we divided their statements that received the highest percentage of opinions „agree“ on the positively formulated questions and „disagree“ on the negative ones. The comparative analysis shows that the overall degree of academic motivation is not high among students from both Universities. However, students in both universities are convinced that active involvement in the learning process is required. Students are aware of the importance of the theoretical background they need to acquire during their studies. They are motivated to gain lasting knowledge and excellence in all subjects studied. Young people indicate that they complement and broaden their knowledge by seeking additional information and by consultations with university professors.

scholarly journals Strategies to Overcome Translation Losses in the Novel “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck to Achieve Adequacy in Translation

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-32
Author(s):  
Konul Khalilova ◽  
Irina Orujova
Keyword(s):  
John Steinbeck ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Source Text ◽  
Grapes Of Wrath ◽  
Thought Patterns ◽  
Translation Techniques ◽  
Current Article ◽  
The Given ◽  
Different Levels

The current article involves the issues of losses, gains, or survivals contributing to literature in the process of translation. It represents a thorough study based on the novel “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck from English and, respectively, its translation into Azerbaijani by Ulfet Kurchayli. It investigates the problematic areas or challenges emerging from the source-text discrepancies. Furthermore, this article also concentrates on the issue of cultural non-equivalence or the losses occurring in translating English literary texts into Azerbaijani. The paper identifies the translation techniques adopted by the translator of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Adopting certain techniques rather than others has led to many losses on different levels. The translator’s important role as a cultural insider is also emphasized. The wide gap, distance, or the differences between the cultures, languages, and thought patterns of the English and Azerbaijani language speakers are the main factors resulting in various losses in the process of translation. Coping with these extra-linguistic constraints is harder than the linguistic ones as the translator has no choice in the given situations, deleting these elements from the TT or replacing them with elements that do not fit the context. This article aims at determining translation losses and gains, defining ways that the translator employs for compensating losses, through the analysis of John Steinbeck’s style in The Grapes of Wrath. The article concludes that there are some situations where the translation of a certain text from the SL into the TL embraces alteration in the whole informational content of the text, in the form of expressions or words.

scholarly journals HUMOR IN «BROOKLYN 9-9» SERIES. TRANSLATION ASPECT

2019 ◽  
pp. 184-191
Author(s):  
V. V. Konkulovskyy Konkulovskyy ◽  
V. V. Panchenko ◽  
V. V. Savchyshyn
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Source Text ◽  
Lexical Semantic ◽  
Black Humor

The article outlines the peculiarities of humor of the original cinematic texts in «Brooklyn 9-9» series and their translation, as well as analyzes the most typical errors and causes of their occurrence. The «Brooklyn 9-9» series is full of jokes that can be classified as dark or so-called black humor. In the cinematic discourse films filled with such kind of humor are called black comedies. The latter is well-deservedly considered to be one of the most difficult genres of cinema. It is iconic for black comedies to incorporate jokes about different sacred things, such as race, human nature, diseases, funerals, disabilities, death, values and desires whilst this kind of humor is usually forbidden in a more formal setting. When working with cinematic text containing elements of black humor, a translator faces a serious number of problems and tasks. To render a source text into a target language adequately, it is important to identify the genre-stylistic dominant of the cinematic text, and to reproduce story-forming speech acts in different contexts. For black comedy cinematic texts chronotopic, characterological, compositional and lexical-semantic contexts will be relevant. According to these, the examples of black humor and puns in «Brooklyn 9-9» series were analyzed.

scholarly journals “A Strange Romance,” or Abelard and Héloïse in Russia of the 18th Century

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-127
Author(s):  
Natalia M. Dolgorukova ◽  
Kseniia V. Babenko ◽  
Anna P. Gaydenko
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Russian Translation ◽  
Original Text ◽  
Similar Transformation ◽  
Medieval Text

The article gives an analysis of the first Russian translation of Abelard and Héloïse’s letters (The Collection of Abelard and Héloïse’s Letters with the Life Description of These Miserable Lovers) made by A.I. Dmitriev in 1783 from Count Bussy-Raboutin’s French retelling. A comparative analysis of Dmitriev’s translation with the original text shows the conventional character of their connection. Following Bussy, Dmitriev not always sticks to the Latin original even in the main storylines. Even if he retains the canvas of the original medieval text, he supplements it with countless details: a portrait of a lover, a tear-drenched letter, mad passion. A similar transformation takes place with the Historia Calamitatum in the retelling made by Augustus von Kotzebue. In prefaces both authors designate their works as “female” reading. The interest in the story of two lovers is probably caused by the recent release of J.-J. Rousseau’s Julie, or the New Heloise. The choice of material, the nature of its adaptation, the appeal to women and the circumstances of the publication of Dmitriev’s translation and Kotzebue’s retelling demonstrate the commitment of these authors to sentimentalism, which explains their desire to cause tears in the eyes of their readers.

Traduire la culture poétique du français en anglais

Babel ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 342-353
Author(s):  
Tuesday Owoeye
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
English Translation ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Source Text ◽  
Literary Field ◽  
Poetic Translation ◽  
French And English ◽  
Poetic Culture

That literary texts appear to be more difficult to translate than technical ones is no longer a subject of debate. This truth is fundamentally as a result of obvious challenges the literary translator has to face, since he is under the obligation to translate not only the literal meaning of his source text, but also its literary style. Even within the literary field of translation, if the translator of prose or drama rarely has an easy task, the translator of poetry is likely to meet harder obstacles in the course of his exercise. Poetry — especially when it has to do with traditional poems – appears, thus, the most dreaded terrain for the translator.<p>This article presents a comparative study of the poetic culture of French and English with the principal objective of demystifying the theoretical and practical problems associated with poetic translation. Supported by a critical analysis of an English translation of a French sonnet, the paper argues that the work of the poetic translator would be made more simplified if priority is given to the culture of the target language. The article thus recommends faithfulness to the poetic culture of the target language in order to produce a translation that will be acceptable to the reader of that language.<p>

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