Translation with commentary: focusing on orientation in translation

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Prijevod s komentarima s naglaskom na orijentaciju prijevoda
• Author: Tomislav Jaklin
• Mentor: Vinko Zgaga (mentor)
• Committee member: Nataša Pavlović (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Kristijan Nikolić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-07-04, 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; The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution), and two from Croatian into English (Spomenici otoka Lopuda od antike do srednjeg vijeka; Nasmijati psa i sedam novih priča). The commentary focuses on orientation in translation, i.e., on the ways the choice between target and source orientation influences many of the decisions involved in the translation process. These decisions are reflected in the translation of culture-specific items, idioms, metaphors, lexical gaps etc., as well as in the style and level of formality of the translated text. Although in practice the translator may make many of these decisions subconsciously, explicating them allows for increased consistency of translation, while at the same time highlighting the importance of flexibility and adaptability.

Abstract (croatian)

Ovaj se diplomski rad sastoji od pet prijevoda s komentarima. S engleskog na hrvatski prevedeni su ulomci iz triju knjiga (Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour; Sociology beyond Societies: Mobilities for the Twenty-First Century; The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution), a s hrvatskog na engleski jezik iz dviju knjiga (Spomenici otoka Lopuda od antike do srednjeg vijeka; Nasmijati psa i sedam novih priča). U popratnim se komentarima primarno tematizira orijentacija prijevoda, tj. načini na koje izbor između orijentacije na izvornik (source orientation) i orijentacije na prijevod (target orientation) utječe na mnoge odluke koje su sastavni dio prijevodnog procesa. Te se odluke odražavaju u konkretnim prijevodnim rješenjima, uključujući prijevode kulturno specifičnih elemenata, frazema, metafora, leksičkih lakuna, te u stilu i razini formalnosti prijevoda. Iako u svakodnevnoj praksi prevoditelj ove odluke donosi uglavnom podsvjesno, njihovim se osvješćivanjem može postići konzistentniji prijevod i naglasiti važnost fleksibilnosti i prilagodljivosti.

• Keywords: translation; orientation in translation
• Keywords (croatian): prijevod; orijentacija prijevoda
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:278291
• 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
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• Created on: 2023-07-11 23:48:30