Translation with commentary focusing on culture-specific items

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Prijevod s komentarima s naglaskom na kulturno-specifične elemente
• Author: Marija Bakula
• Mentor: Snježana Veselica Majhut (mentor)
• Committee member: Vinko Zgaga (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: 2023-07-03, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics

Abstract

This thesis comprises five translations with commentary. Excerpts from three books were translated from English into Croatian (Watching the English. The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour; Sociology Beyond Societies. Mobilities for the Twenty First Century and The Age of Living Machines), and two from Croatian into English (Spomenici otoka Lopuda od antike do srednjeg vijeka, and Nasmijati psa i sedam novih priča). The commentary reflects the individual approach to every text, meaning that it discusses a wide variety of translation issues, from syntax and grammar in general, to terminology and humour. However, due to the interdependent relationship of language and culture, culture-specific items were discussed more frequently than other issues. Since no two cultures are the same, the differences between them, i.e. culture-specific items, can often cause translation issues. In this thesis, such issues were solved by choosing one or a combination of the following translation procedures: borrowing, literal translation, explanation, addition, substitution and omission. The most appropriate procedure or combination of procedures was chosen on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the type of text, the purpose and function of the translation, and the target audience, as well as the type and function of the particular CSI, its meaning in the source culture and status in the target culture and its centrality (foreground or background information).

Abstract (croatian)

Ovaj rad sadrži pet prijevoda s komentarima. S engleskog na hrvatski jezik prevedeni su ulomci iz triju knjiga (Watching the English. The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour; Sociology Beyond Societies. Mobilities for the Twenty First Century and The Age of Living Machines), a s hrvatskog na engleski ulomci iz dviju knjiga (Spomenici otoka Lopuda od antike do srednjeg vijeka i Nasmijati psa i sedam novih priča). U komentarima se odražava individualni pristup svakom tekstu i obrađuju se razne vrste prijevodnih problema, od sintakse i gramatike općenito do terminologije i humora. Ipak, zbog veze između jezika i kulture, u komentarima su najčešći osvrti na pitanja vezana za kulturno-specifične elemente. Budući da ne postoje dvije identične kulture, razlike među njima, odnosno kulturno-specifični elementi, često uzrokuju prijevodne probleme. U ovom radu takvi su se problemi rješavali pomoću jednog ili više sljedećih prijevodnih postupaka: posuđivanje, doslovni prijevod, objašnjenje, dodavanje, supstitucija i izostavljanje. U svakom pojedinačnom slučaju najprikladniji postupak ili kombinacija postupaka odabran je u skladu s vrstom teksta, svrhom i funkcijom prijevoda i ciljnom publikom te u skladu s vrstom i funkcijom pojedinog kulturno-specifičnog elementa, njegova značenja u izvornoj kulturi i statusa u ciljnoj kulturi i položaja u tekstu (središte ili periferija).

• Keywords: translation; culture-specific items
• Keywords (croatian): prijevod; kulturno-specifični elementi
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:747454
• Study programme: Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation; 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: 2023-07-10 08:24:57