Transposition as a linguocultural problem of transmitting English-language humor (based on publications by J. Brandreth)
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5075-2023-6-53-59
Abstract
Aim. To identify the most successful translation mechanisms for transmitting such a linguocultural phenomenon as humor from English into Russian using transposition. Particular attention is paid to the problem of representing the effect of comedy in the English-language picture of the world. In particular, the possibility of literal lexemes translation with the “humor” component is considered.
Methodology. In the course of the study, general and specific research methods are used: the continuous sampling method, comparative analysis of lexical means expressing comicality, the translation of culturally-marked vocabulary of British humor based on a method of component analysis of individual lexemes.
Results. The impossibility of literal translation of lexical units with a humor component requires the translator to either introduce a comment or abandon the original author's goals, which often leads to a distortion of the original meanings intended by the author.
Research implications. The paper contributes to the development of a linguoculturological approach to the study of culturally-marked vocabulary using transposition as a phenomenon of language and culture.
About the Author
D. S. Lukin
State University of Education
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dmitrii S. Lukin – Сand. Sci. (Philology), Assoc. Prof., Department of Translation and Cognitive Linguistics
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