Gender-Specific Features of Translating English Literary Texts into Russian

Aleksandrova, Elena Sergeevna; Sytina, Nadezhda Aleksandrovna

doi:10.30853/phil210265

Philology. Theory & Practice

2021

DOI: 10.30853/phil210265

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Gender-Specific Features of Translating English Literary Texts into Russian

Elena Sergeevna Aleksandrova¹,

Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Sytina²

Abstract: Цель исследования состоит в выявлении гендерных особенностей перевода художественного произведения на разных уровнях языковой системы. Научная новизна заключается в том, что проведено изучение влияния гендерной принадлежности переводчика на качество перевода на русский язык произведений, которые ранее не являлись объектом подобного анализа. В результате доказано, что гендерная специфика переводов рассказов О. Генри проявляется на разных уровнях языковой системы. Тем не менее, нельзя говорить о каких-то критиче… Show more

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The Catcher in the Rye by J. Salinger

Brovina,

Malenko

2024

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Gender aspects have been attracting linguistic attention for quite a while now, raising discussions about the so-called male and female languages. However, the effect of gender on translation remains understudied. This research featured expressive vocabulary in Jerome Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye and its Russian translations performed by Rita Rait-Kovaleva (1960) and Maxim Nemtsov (2008). The objective was to determine the effect of gender on translation. The authors believe that the translator’s gender may affect literary images and modify the author’s message. They conducted a comparative analysis of the way translators of different genders transferred stylistically-marked and emotional vocabulary, colloquialisms, slang, and jargon into Russian. The standard methods of analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalization, systematization, and description revealed some differences in the translation styles, the image of the main character, translation pragmatics, and Salinger’s rather remarkable style. Rita Rait-Kovaleva seemed to soften some harsh statements, neutralize emotional aspects, and avoid colloquial vocabulary by using equivalents, which did not quite fall into the stylistic framework. Her Holden Caulfield turned out to more educated, intelligent, confident, emotional, and gentle. Maxim Nemtsov adhered to a single strategy: he did his best not to deviate from the original. In his attempt to preserve colloquialisms and substandard vocabulary, he often gave neutral words stylistic markers, emotional coloring, or a negative connotation. However, he managed to maintain the original syntax.

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Malenko

2024

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Distinctive characteristics of poetry translation in the context of gender differences (based on the works by R. Burns)

Bakhnova

2023

Philology. Theory & Practice

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The study aims to determine how gender identity affects the choice of language means when translating poetic works. To do so, we need to analyse and compare the results of translations of R. Burns' poems made by men and women. As is commonly known, there are differences in the perception of the world by men and women, thus, they perceive literary works differently. In the paper, we will analyse how these differences are manifested in a translation text. For a comparative analysis of the language means used by female and male translators, R. Burns' poems and their translations into Russian are involved. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that the translation of R. Burns' poetic works from the perspective of gender differences has not yet been the object of independent study. The results showed that there is an obvious correlation between the gender factor and the choice of language means in translation.

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Gender-Specific Features of Translating English Literary Texts into Russian

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The Catcher in the Rye by J. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye by J. Salinger

Distinctive characteristics of poetry translation in the context of gender differences (based on the works by R. Burns)

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