Culture Bumps An Empirical Approach to the Translation of Allusions |
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| Author:
| Leppihalme, Ritva |
| Series title: | Topics in Translation Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85359-374-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1997 |
| Publisher: | Multilingual Matters
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $99.95USD $99.95 |
Book Description:
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This book discusses culture bumps, meaning puzzling or impenetrable wordings which are the result of literal translations of allusions, and how to deal with a culture-specific, source-text allusion in such a way that readers of the target text can understand the function and meaning of the allusive passage.
This book discusses culture bumps, meaning puzzling or impenetrable wordings which are the result of literal translations of allusions, and how to deal with a culture-specific, source-text allusion in such a way that readers of the target text can understand the function and meaning of the allusive passage.