Translating Neologisms in Fantasy: An Analysis of Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind and its Croatian Translation

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Prevođenje neologizama u fantastici: analiza romana The Name of the Wind Patricka Rothfussa i njegovog hrvatskog prijevoda
• Author: Annamaria Pauković
• Mentor: Nataša Pavlović (mentor)
• Committee member: Ivana Bašić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Nataša Pavlović (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Vinko Zgaga (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2019-09-03, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics

Abstract

This paper deals with the creation and translation of neologisms in the fantasy genre on the example of the novel The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and its Croatian translation. By extracting neologisms unique to the novel and isolating their creation processes and translation procedures, it aims to examine the amount of lexical creativity and innovation in the novel and its translation. In doing so, it investigates how and why neologisms are created and translated in fantasy literature and what challenges they entail. Drawing on theoretical models proposed by P. Stockwell, Algeo, Minkova and R. Stockwell, and Newmark, the study assumes that transference and naturalization are the least frequent translation procedures, while creations de novo or entirely new coinages are the most productive neologism creation processes. The results show the dominance of transference and naturalization and the dominance of compounded forms, as opposed to creations de novo. Although Rothfuss’ highly inventive and creative language poses challenges to the translator, she manages to retain lexical creativity and innovation. These findings on neologisms as specificities of the fantasy genre can be expanded on and applied to other works by the author or other Croatian translations of fantasy novels.

Abstract (croatian)

Ovaj se rad bavi stvaranjem i prijevodom neologizama u fantastici na primjeru romana The Name of the Wind Patricka Rothfussa i njegova hrvatskog prijevoda. Izdvajanjem neologizama koji se javljaju isključivo u tom djelu te određivanjem procesa stvaranja neologizama i njihovih prijevodnih postupaka, istraživanjem se želi utvrditi količina leksičke kreativnosti i inovativnosti u romanu i njegovu prijevodu. Cilj je doznati kako i zašto dolazi do stvaranja i prevođenja neologizama u fantastici te na koje se izazove pritom nailazi. Teorijski modeli P. Stockwella, Algea, Minkove i R. Stockwella te Newmarka predstavljaju temelj hipoteza da su prijenos i naturalizacija najmanje zastupljeni prijevodni postupci, a da su tvorenice de novo odnosno potpuno nove kovanice najproduktivniji procesi stvaranja neologizama. Rezultati pokazuju da su prijenos i naturalizacija najzastupljeniji postupci, dok među procesima stvaranja neologizama prevladavaju složeni oblici, a ne tvorenice de novo. Iako Rothfussov iznimno inovativan i kreativan način izražavanja prevoditeljici predstavlja mnoge izazove, ona ih svladava uz očuvanje leksičke kreativnosti i inovativnosti. Ova saznanja o neologizmima, posebnostima fantastične književnosti mogla bi se dalje proširiti i primijeniti u istraživanjima drugih Rothfussovih djela ili drugih hrvatskih prijevoda fantastičnih romana.

• Keywords: translation studies; neologisms; neologism creation; neologism translation; translation procedures; epic fantasy; literary translation
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:803657
• 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: Open access
• Created on: 2019-09-12 12:30:40