| Title: | STYLISTIC COMPARISON OF THE ORIGINAL AND THE SLOVENE TRANSLATION OF HELEN FIELDING'S NOVEL BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY |
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| Authors: | ID Polič, Ina (Author)
ID Gadpaille, Michelle (Mentor) More about this mentor... 
ID Zupan, Simon (Comentor) |
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| Files: |  UNI_Polic_Ina_2012.pdf (5,45 MB)
MD5: 031B3440E95D4B3D41B8670BD2B3D778
PID: 20.500.12556/dkum/b635a13d-4e37-43cc-acc3-f37985f16824
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Undergraduate thesis |
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| Typology: | 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis |
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| Organization: | FF - Faculty of Arts
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| Abstract: | In this paper, I made a stylistic comparison of Helen Fielding’s novel Bridget Jones’s Diary and its Slovene translation. The novel prides itself on a narrator’s voice that is authentic, witty and ironic. It sparkles with witty verbal formulations, completely individual wordings and parades a plethora of British celebrity names, TV-shows, shops, magazines and other typically British references. Translating such a novel is a demanding task, since the translator is expected to create a translation that gives its readers the same reading experience as that of the readers of the original. The comparison of the chosen representative examples in each of the two categories “Slang” and “Culture-bound elements” demonstrated the occurrence of translation shifts in the Slovene translation of the novel. The analysis uncovered various discrepancies in the translated examples that did not match the tone of the original. Thus, the hypothesis that translation shifts bring about changes in the stylistic value of the translation when compared to the original was confirmed. When analyzing representative examples of each category, the problematic areas of the text were highlighted and possible solutions offered and explained. The aim was to establish suitable translation procedures and practices for dealing with such issues. In this way I sought to make a contribution to the general development of translation studies. |
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| Keywords: | literary translation, slang, allusions, culture, translation shifts |
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| Place of publishing: | Maribor |
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| Publisher: | [I. Polič] |
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| Year of publishing: | 2012 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-39242 |
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| UDC: | 821.111(043.2) |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 19623432 |
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| NUK URN: | URN:SI:UM:DK:ID30RUMW |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 29.01.2013 |
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| Views: | 2151 |
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| Categories: | FF
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