ǂAn ǂexamination of lexical choices in Slovene translations of British and American drama

Abstract

The article examines lexical choices preferred by a noted Slovene translator of dramatic texts. It is based on the assumption that in spite of the fact that lexical choices offer much greater freedom in translation than, for instance, grammatical choices, they are subject to a number of intratextual and extratextual factors defining the genre, the kind of translation, and specific features of individual plays. Although examples are taken from only one set of translations of Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire, they also refer to other working and published versions of dramatranslations into Slovene, including Albee's Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Miller's Death of a Salesman, Pinter's plays, and Shaw's Pygmalion. The shifts considered in the article relate to register, i. e. factors of language variation affecting lexical choices related to the field, mode, and tenor of discourse.

Keywords

translation;translating;translation exercises;drama;drama translation;shifts;register;lexis;lexical choice;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2005
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UM PEF - Faculty of Education
UDC:	81'255.4:821.111-2=163.6
COBISS:	14670600
ISSN:	1581-8918
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Leksikalni izbor v slovenskih prevodih angleške in ameriške drame
Secondary abstract:	Članek preučuje izbor leksikalnih enot v prevodih znanega slovenskega prevajalca dramskih besedil. Izhaja iz prepričanja, da čeprav v prevodu izbira besed prevajalcu nudi veliko več svobode kot, na primer, izbira slovničnih oblik, je tudi prva odvisna od številnih zunaj in znotraj besedilnih dejavkov, ki so odvisni od vrste drame, vrste prevoda in posebnih značilnosti posamezne igre. Čeprav so primeri v članku vzeti samo iz dveh različic slovenskih prevodov ene ameriške drame, to je Williamsovega Tramvaja poželenja, se nanašajo tudi na nekatere druge slovenske prevode angleške in ameriške drame, kot, na primer, Kdo se boji Virginie Woolf. (Albee), Smrt trgovskega potnika (Miller), Pinterjeve igre, Pygmalion (Shaw), itd. Prevodni premiki, ki jih preučuje, se nanašajo na register, to je na funkcijsko zvrst jezika, ki jo določajo polje, način in ton diskurza.
Secondary keywords:	prevajalstvo;prevajanje;vaje iz prevajanja;prevajanje beletristike;dramski prevod;prevodni premiki;register;angleška književnost;ameriška književnost;drama;leksika;izbor besed;ne zaključna dela;Književno prevajanje;Angleška književnost;Ameriška književnost;Književnost;Drame;Besedišče;Prevodi v slovenščino;
URN:	URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 269-276
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ2
Issue:	ǂ[no.] ǂ1/2
Chronology:	2005
DOI:	10.4312/elope.2.1-2.269-276
ID:	9609467