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Proper Names: Translation Analysis on the Example of “Prince Caspian”

Respectus Philologicus, 2017
The aim of this paper is to present translation strategies applied in the process of literary translation of proper names. The analysis is carried out on the example of the translation of the novel Prince Caspian by Clive Staples Lewis: into Polish by ...
Agnieszka Elżbieta Majcher
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Translating Proper Names: a Functionalist Approach

Names, 2007
Proper names create special problems for translators. A typology of proper names is presented and their use in aesthetic-expressive and informative texts is discussed.
Anastasia Parianou
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The translator's voice in translation of proper names: Roald Dahl as an example of functional proper names

Anuario de Investigación en Literatura Infantil y Juvenil, 2008
En todo libro infantil aparecen a menudo nombres propios para identificar los personajes como lugares que aparecen en estas historias. Unas veces son conocidos y familiares para los lectores, otras veces no son conocidos porque pertenecen a otras ...
Gisela Marcelo Wirnitzer
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The translation of proper names in children's literature

Anuario de Investigación en Literatura Infantil y Juvenil, 2009
Tras la revisión de varias definiciones y clasificaciones de los nombres propios basándonos en especialistas u organismos especializados tales como la Real Academia Española, y la revisión de estrategias de traducción propuestas por destacados ...
Elvira Cámara Aguilera
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Namentranslation in der Praxis – linguistische und kulturelle Überlegungen [PDF]

Linguistische Treffen in Wrocław, 2023
Proper names are regarded as “special” linguistic signs, whose translation possibility is judged very differently in the linguistic literature. This is related to the supposed “meaninglessness” or the limited meaning of proper names. This article aims to
Anikó Szilágyi-Kósa
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Investigating the Translation of Proper Names in the Documentary “Ma’alem Men Khuzestan” on Al-Kawthar Channel Based on Van Coillie's Theory [PDF]

پژوهش‌های ترجمه در زبان و ادبیات عربی, 2023
In post-coronavirus societies and the return of enthusiasm and motivation of people to exchange cultures and travel, the need for translation is felt more than ever.
Nafiseh Emari Allahyari, Ali Zeighami, Habib Keshavarz   +2 more
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The Onomastic Universe in the Fantastic Prose of Mikhail Bulgakov: the Dimension of Translation [PDF]

Philologia, 2022
Proper names are double-character words: national and international. This is why translation requires an in-depth knowledge of the culture and civilization of the source language people.
Inga DRUȚĂ
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A Critical Study of Translation of Proper Names in Fantasy Literature [PDF]

فصلنامه نقد ادبی, 2022
Literary proper names can perform various functions. In fantasy literature, which usually has its own dedicated secondary world, these functions are even more prevalent.
Hamed Shanaki, Samar Ehteshami
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Linguistic Challenges in Translation: Rendering Brand and Organization Names from Persian to English [PDF]

مطالعات زبان‌‌ها و گویش‌های غرب ایران, 2021
The growth of economic, cultural, and political exchanges among different countries has led to the formation of new scopes in the translation profession.
Seyed Mohammad Hosseini-Maasoum
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Translating Jedi and Sith. Proper names in early translations of Star Wars novels to German, Polish and Russian

Półrocznik Językoznawczy Tertium, 2018
The presented paper argues the importance of proper names in fantasy and science fiction in general but focuses primarily on the highly successful Star Wars franchise.
Adam Nowakowski
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