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TRANSLATION OF THE OLD ENGLISH SYNONYMS (STUDY OF MILITARY VOCABULARY OF “BEOWULF”)

https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-712X-2018-2-144-151

Abstract

The article deals with characteristics of intralingual and interlingual translation of synonyms in military vocabulary of the Anglo-Saxon poem “Beowulf”. The author analyzes the use of synonyms in the Old English text and compares their use in four translations of the poem. On the basis of the comparative analysis the author comes to the conclusion that it is impossible to use one common equivalent in translation because of the etymological and connotative differences between synonyms. The main aim of this article is to examine the ways of translating a synonymic row.

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Maria P. Baeva
Moscow Region State University
Russian Federation


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