Translation with commentary: focusing on proper names

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Prijevodi s komentarima s naglaskom na vlastita imena
• Author: Tea Jakovina
• Mentor: Kristijan Nikolić (mentor)
• Committee member: Snježana Veselica Majhut (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Nataša Pavlović (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-07-02, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics

Abstract

This thesis comprises five translations with commentary. Excerpts from three books translated from English into Croatian (Red Sands. Reportage and Recipes Through Central Asia from Hinterland to Heartland, The Hidden Adult. Defining Children’s Literature, 12 Bytes. How We Got Here. Where We Might Go Next), and two from Croatian into English (Staklo u Dubrovačkoj Republici u svjetlu arheoloških nalaza and Iva, do Mjeseca i natrag). The commentary mainly focused on problems related to the translation of proper names (anthroponyms, toponyms, names of institutions and organizations, book titles, character names, etc.). The translation procedures that were applied varied depending on the genre, target audience, and purpose of the text. The commentary aims to give a deeper insight into the complexity of translating proper names.

Abstract (croatian)

Ovaj rad sastoji se od pet prijevoda s popratnim komentarima. Ulomci iz triju knjiga prevedeni su s engleskog na hrvatski jezik (Red Sands. Reportage and Recipes Through Central Asia from Hinterland to Heartland, The Hidden Adult. Defining Children’s Literature, 12 Bytes. How We Got Here. Where We Might Go Next), a s hrvatskog na engleski jezik prevedeni su ulomci iz dvaju knjiga (Staklo u Dubrovačkoj Republici u svjetlu arheoloških nalaza i Iva, do Mjeseca i natrag). Glavna tema komentara bili su problemi povezani s prevođenjem vlastitih imena (antroponima, toponima, imena institucija i organizacija, naslova knjiga, imena likova itd.). Žanr, ciljana publika i svrha tekstova utjecali su na odabir prijevodnih postupaka. Komentarima se želi omogućiti dublje razumijevanje složenosti procesa prevođenja vlastitih imena.

• Keywords: translation; proper names
• Keywords (croatian): prijevod; vlastita imena
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:124468
• Study programme: Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL; Course: Translation; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Access restricted to students and staff of home institution
• Created on: 2024-07-05 09:42:06