Fictional worlds theories in translation : (Re)creating
equivalence of stylistic effect

k 2023

Fictional worlds theories in translation : (Re)creating equivalence of stylistic effect

ŠPLÍCHALOVÁ, Tereza

Základní údaje

Originální název

Fictional worlds theories in translation : (Re)creating equivalence of stylistic effect

Autoři

ŠPLÍCHALOVÁ, Tereza

Vydání

Stylistic Border Crossings in and beyond Translation, University of East Anglia / British Centre for Literary Translation, Online conference, 9-10 March 2023, Great Britain, 2023

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

60205 Literary theory

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

fictional worlds theories; intensional functions; style; corpus-aided methodology; computer-assisted literary translation; Sketch Engine

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam

Změněno: 6. 2. 2024 14:27, Mgr. Tereza Šplíchalová

Anotace

V originále

The concept of equivalence has been, and still is, one of the most challenging and controversial topics among translation studies scholars. Much has been said, explored, dismissed, and started all over again, partially due to the irresistibly enticing notion of bringing a sense of equilibrium to the otherwise messy relationship between two very different languages. In essence, this paper is no different. It aims to explore the possibility of (re)creating equivalence of stylistic effect with the aid of a conceptual framework originating in fictional worlds theories. The premise is that narrative texts – or fictional worlds – can be understood as purely semantic entities that are defined by their extensional and intensional structures. The latter exclude any paraphrasable semantic elements and firmly connect to the very texture of the text, upon which intensional functions arise. This paper approaches said functions as vehicles of style, and claims that in order to faithfully recreate a fictional world in another language, these underlying patterns need to be factored into the translation process. It proposes that one of the ways to do so is to employ computer-assisted workflows that would allow the translator/researcher to uncover what might otherwise be invisible to one’s naked eye, and to aid in one’s effort to keep an intensional function fully operative in translated text as well. With an eye to substantiate such proposition, this paper showcases the practical applicability of the supplied theory on English–Czech language pair and demonstrates the opportunities and obstacles of discussing the theory of fictional worlds inside the boundaries of literary translation studies on a narrative text and its translation.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1053/2022, interní kód MU

Název: Paradigms, strategies and developments - English linguistics and translation III

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Paradigms, strategies and developments - English linguistics and translation III

Citovat

ŠPLÍCHALOVÁ, Tereza. Fictional worlds theories in translation : (Re)creating equivalence of stylistic effect. In Stylistic Border Crossings in and beyond Translation, University of East Anglia / British Centre for Literary Translation, Online conference, 9-10 March 2023, Great Britain. 2023.

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   language = {eng},
   title = {Fictional worlds theories in translation : (Re)creating equivalence of stylistic effect},
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ŠPLÍCHALOVÁ, Tereza. Fictional worlds theories in translation : (Re)creating equivalence of stylistic effect. In \textit{Stylistic Border Crossings in and beyond Translation, University of East Anglia / British Centre for Literary Translation, Online conference, 9-10 March 2023, Great Britain}. 2023.

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