Culture Bumps : : An Empirical Approach to the Translation of Allusions / / Ritva Leppihalme.

This book discusses culture bumps, meaning puzzling or impenetrable wordings which are the result of literal translations of allusions, and how to deal with a culture-specific, source-text allusion in such a way that readers of the target text can understand the function and meaning of the allusive...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Complete eBook-Package 2023
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Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [1997]
©1997
Year of Publication:1997
Language:English
Series:Topics in Translation ; 10
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Physical Description:1 online resource (256 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Translational Issues
  • 3 Analysis: Hide-and-Seek
  • 4 Problem-solving: Theory and Practice
  • 5 Empirical Data on Reader Responses
  • 6 Allusions in the Classroom (The Novice Translator Stumbles)
  • 7 Concluding Remarks
  • Bibliography
  • Appendixes
  • Index