Kringe in 'N Bos- Daleen Matthee

Translating culture: Matthees Kringe in n genus Bos as a case in point Willie Cloete Language personal business Directorate North-West University Potchefstroom Campus POTCHEFSTROOM Marita Wenzel teach of Languages North-West University Potchefstroom Campus POTCHEFSTROOM e-mail: Willie.Cloete@nwu.ac.za E-mail: Marita.Wenzel@nwu.ac.za Abstract Translating culture: Matthees Kringe in n bos as a case in point The regeneration of cultural identicalness in a novel much(prenominal) as Kringe in n bos contributes towards the definition of a uniquely South African representation of time and space in the world(a) con school textual matter. When translation is studied as a product of its socio-historical context, the translating program is faced with problems of translating ideology and cultural identity in literature. Realia exemplify a particular challenge to the arranger be construct, according to the definition, minute equivalents of these words do not exist in other language s, which could cause shifts in the designate language text. This article considers the concept of translatability and concludes that, notwithstanding the problems encountered, an adequate and passing(prenominal) German translation from the Afrikaans original should be possible. The intuition of translatability assumes an interesting dimension as the Afrikaans novel was translated into position by the author herself.

The privileged position of author-translator granted Matthee a near-perfect understanding of the different layers of meaning and intention of the source text and eliminated the gap between the author and translator. However, one gains the impression that the German transl ator (Stege) resorted to transference as a s! trategy to cut translation and it emerges that most instances of definite mistranslations are, indeed, attributable to Steges unfamiliarity with the South African context. Literator 28(3) Des./Dec. 2007:1-26 ISSN 0258-2279 1 Translating culture: Matthees Kringe in n bos as a case in point Opsomming Kulturele vertaling, met verwysing na...If you extremity to get a full essay, launch it on our website: OrderEssay.net

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