Style and Ideology in Translation

Munday, Jeremy

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“…More particularly, it analyses the patterns of change in the translation of conversational maxims and their potential effect on meaning-creation and inferencing processes in the translated narrative (Malmkjaer, 2005;Gutt, 2010;Levý, 2011;Abualadas, 2019bAbualadas, , 2019c. One important argument the present paper makes is that the analysis of conversational maxims enables us to stylistically interpret interactions and relationships between (i) the characters themselves (ii) the narrator and characters, (iii) the narrator and reader (Black, 2006;Leech & Short, 2007) and (iv) the translator and reader (Munday, 2008;Boase-Beier, 2014). Not only as a device for the analysis of the implicit/intended message, conversational maxims can be used also as a stylistic characterization tool for the exploration of characters (Culpeper, 2014; see Bousfield, 2014, pp.…”

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“…In this theoretical framework, conversational maxims can be exploited to analyse the translator's mediating presence (Malmkjaer, 2004) and its effect on the stylistic characteristics of the translated narrative (Munday, 2008) as well as its effect on the target reader's cognitive engagement with the translated narrative (Boase-Beier, 2018). If we assume that "the message coming from the translation is relayed in a different code ["a third code" in Frawley's words (1984, study will help enhance fiction translators' awareness of the dynamic role of conversational maxims in interpretation and translation, and enhance translators' understanding of the "cognitive-referential" and "interpersonal" functions of the translated language (House, 1998, p. 56).…”

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Conversational maxims in fiction translation: New insights into cooperation, characterization, and style

Abualadas

2020

Indonesian J. Appl. Linguist.

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This paper analyses Grice’s maxims in two Arabic translations of Animal Farm to gain insight into the communicative principles underlying character-to-character, narrator-to-reader, and translator-to-reader interactions in fiction translation. Compared to the original, the translated character-level interactions show a more frequent use of maxim hedges, more awareness of or commitment to maxims, more informative responses, and more manifestations of interpersonal relationships, politeness and propositional attitudes. They also show a preference for observing rather than flouting maxims and hence for explicating rather than implicating a meaning. By contrast, there are fewer narrator-reader implicatures, a reduced persuasive power and hence a lesser reader engagement. The overall results point to a higher level of explicitness and informativeness that contributes to the conciseness and simplicity of the translational language and style. Compared to the original writer, translators provide more contextual knowledge and show more awareness of conversational maxims during the re-narration and mediation process.

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Conversational maxims in fiction translation: New insights into cooperation, characterization, and style

Abualadas

2020

Indonesian J. Appl. Linguist.

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“…The two translators are prominent figures in the field of English-Arabic literary translation and have translated a significant number of classic English novels into Arabic. They are considered among the most important contributors to the Arabic translated literature, and therefore the study hopes to contribute to the description of their translational style (see Munday 2008). Many of their translations are taught in many schools in the Arab World.…”

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Person Deixis and Point of View in English-Arabic Fiction Translation: A Trend towards Repositioning the Narrator, Characters and Readers

Abualadas¹

2019

IJAES

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This paper reports on deictic shifts in fiction translation. It examines the shift in person deixis in two Arabic translations of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. The goal is to trace how the process of translation may change the narratorial point of view of the original, a territory in English-Arabic fiction translation that is still largely unexplored from an empirical perspective. The study presents a replicable descriptive model for use with larger corpora to help in the description of the “norms” of English-Arabic fiction translation (Toury 2012). The results point to a tendency to add rather than omit person deictics via translation, with more deictically-marked narrative, more involved narrator and characters, more vivid and shared context, more context construction by reader and more dynamic interaction with the text. The results suggest that there is an increased level of enunciation of the narrator and characters that can increase both the main narrator’s subjectivity and the reader’s ethical and emotional involvement with her. The addition of person deictics reflects a systemic tendency to “interpret” and “explicitate” the source text (Blum-Kulka 2000), and shows textual evidence of the translator’s intolerance of ambiguity and/or their systematic avoidance of taking a “communicative risk” (Pym 2005).

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“…One area where the importance of personal qualities in translation performance has perhaps been more obvious is within the field of literary translation, where discussions of translator style and individual characteristics are prominent (Munday 2008b;Winters 2009;Saldanha 2011). Many have also discussed the links between translation and creativity, highlighting the fact that literary translators are required to possess a creative streak for the production of successful target texts (Jones 2006;Lin 2006;Ellender 2006)…”

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Emotional Intelligence and Translation Studies: A New Bridge

Hubscher-Davidson

2014

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RÉSUMÉLe présent article cherche à promouvoir l'étude de processus psychologiques non cognitifs en traductologie. Plus particulièrement, il a pour but de souligner l'importance d'étudier l'intelligence émotionnelle des traducteurs et interprètes. Nous définirons d'abord le concept d'intelligence émotionnelle et présenterons certaines études pertinentes dans le domaine en portant une attention particulière à deux d'entre elles. Nous examinerons ensuite des études menées récemment en traductologie et dans des disciplines connexes, lesquelles démontrent l'importance d'étudier les traits affectifs et émotionnels des traducteurs. Enfin, nous formulerons, dans la dernière section, des recommandations relatives à l'étude de l'intelligence émotionnelle en traductologie au profit de la communauté de traducteurs et d'interprètes. Nous démontrerons au passage l'utilité et la nécessité d'effectuer des recherches plus poussées sur les personnalités et l'intelligence émotionnelle des traducteurs et interprètes en vue d'approfondir la compréhension des processus de traduction et d'interprétation. ABSTRACTThis paper presents a case for the study of non-cognitive psychological processes in Translation Studies (TS). More specifically, it aims to highlight the value of studying the emotional intelligence (EI) of translators and interpreters. Firstly, the concept of EI is defined and a review of trait EI profiling is undertaken, with a focus on two recent studies that have relevance for TS. Secondly, recent research within TS and related disciplines that provides evidence of the value of studying the affective and emotional traits of translators and interpreters is discussed. The final section of this paper provides some recommendations for the study of EI in TS research to benefit the translation and interpreting community. It will be argued that investigating emotional intelligence is both necessary and desirable to gain a deeper understanding of translation and interpreting processes.

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Style and Ideology in Translation

Cited by 45 publications

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Conversational maxims in fiction translation: New insights into cooperation, characterization, and style

Conversational maxims in fiction translation: New insights into cooperation, characterization, and style

Person Deixis and Point of View in English-Arabic Fiction Translation: A Trend towards Repositioning the Narrator, Characters and Readers

Emotional Intelligence and Translation Studies: A New Bridge

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