Culture Bumps Empirical App: An Empirical Approach to the Translation of Allusions (Topics in Translation #10)

Culture Bumps Empirical App: An Empirical Approach to the Translation of Allusions (Topics in Translation #10)

Ritva Leppihalme
$39.95
Publication Date: October 15th, 1997
Publisher:
Multilingual Matters Limited
ISBN:
9781853593734
Pages:
256

Description

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.

About the Author

Dr Ritva Leppihalme is an Associate Professor at the University of Helsinki (Finland). She has many years' experience of teaching general and specialised courses in translation at intermediate and advanced levels. Her current research interests are translation studies, intercultural communication, wordplay and the teaching of translation.

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