The Issue of Translating Idiomatic Expressions and Metaphors from Croatian into English on the Example of "Uvjerljivo drugi" by Sven Popović

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Problem prevođenja frazema i metafora s hrvatskoga na engleski na primjeru romana Svena Popovića "Uvjerljivo drugi"
• Author: Željka Gligora
• Mentor: Ivana Bašić (mentor)
• Committee member: Nataša Pavlović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2019-07-01, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics

Abstract

This thesis comprises five annotated translations, accompanied by a discussion. Excerpts from three books were translated from English into Croatian (This is going to hurt. Secret diaries of a junior doctor. by Adam Kay, The Translation of Children’s Literature. A Reader. by Gillian Lathey, Quantitative research methods in translation and interpreting studies by Christopher Mellinger and Thomas Hanson), and two from Croatian into English (Narodni preporod u Istri (1860-1907) by Antoni Cetnarowitz, Uvjerljivo drugi by Sven Popović). The discussion focused on the issue of translating idiomatic expressions and metaphors from Croatian into English on the example of the novel Uvjerljivo drugi by Sven Popović. The discussion also included the theoretical framework for the translation process and explained how the dialect, register and style can affect the whole process. The examples translated were either well-known idiomatic expressions and metaphors or those invented by the author which made the whole process challenging, however the discussion proved that no matter these challenges, the translation proved as a possible outcome.

Abstract (croatian)

Ovaj se diplomski rad sastoji od pet prijevoda i rasprave. Dijelovi triju knjiga prevedeni su s engleskoga jezika na hrvatski (Adam Kay: This is going to hurt. Secret diaries of a junior doctor., Gillian Lathey: The Translation of Children’s Literature. A Reader., Christopher Mellinger i Thomas Hanson: Quantitative research methods in translation and interpreting studies) te su dijelovi dviju prevedeni s hrvatskoga jezika na engleski (Antoni Cetnarowitz: Narodni preporod u Istri (1860-1907) i Sven Popović: Uvjerljivo drugi). Tema rasprave bio je problem prevođenja frazema i metafora s hrvatskoga na engleski na primjeru romana Svena Popovića "Uvjerljivo drugi" te je rasprava uključivala teoriju na kojoj se temeljio prevoditeljski proces i objašnjenje kako dijalekt, registar i stil mogu utjecati na taj proces. Primjeri u diplomskom radu su bile ili poznate hrvatske idiomatske ekspresije i metafore ili one koje se smatraju autorskim inovacijama koje su ujedno učinile proces prevođenja još zahtjevnijim. Međutim, rasprava je pokazala da je prijevod bio moguć bez obzira na te izazove.

• Keywords: translation; idiomatic expressions; metaphors
• Keywords (croatian): prijevod; frazemi; metafore
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:601730
• 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
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• Created on: 2020-09-23 07:18:43