THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL AND TRANSLATION DISCOURSE OF A LITERARY TEXT IN UP THE DOWN STAIRCASEBY BEL KAUFMAN
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-712X-2018-1-127-136
Abstract
The article is devoted to the analysis of differences between the original and the translation discourse of Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman as well as the linguocultural characteristics of the texts under consideration. In the study, two translations of the novel Up the Down Staircase into Russian (translations of 1967 and of 2016) were analyzed and 20 most prominent fragments were selected. These extracts were analyzed by methods of comparative and descriptive analysis as well as the elements of discursive analysis. The cultural, historical and social factors that influenced the discourse of translations were also taken into account. The study showed that euphemisms and nicknames associated with race and ethnic origin were omitted in the first translation and included into the second. Fragments related to sexuality and drugs were completely removed from the 1967 translation and partly from the version of 2016. Some phenomena particular to American culture were not reflected in either of the translations.
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