A Descriptive-Explanatory Approach to Euphemization
The Translation of the "Painted Bird" Into Turkish
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21869488 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Neslihan Kansu-yetkiner (0000-0002-8703-2069, İzmir University of Economics), Ilgın Aktener (0000-0001-9166-1362, İzmir University of Economics) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 19-40 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anuari de Filologia Literatures Contemporànies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2014-1416 • E-ISSN: 2014-1416 |
| Publisher | Edicions de la Universitat de Barcelona (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1344/aflc2022.12.2 |
| OpenAlex | W4319988974 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Euphemization regarding sexually-loaded texts should not merely be considered as a translator’s personal choice, but as an alternative strategy to handle multifaceted dynamics of publishing world, especially efficient in the case of restrictive publishing contexts, which might require evasion to ensure trouble-free publication and to minimize the risk of censorship, prohibition, and confiscation. This study examines the treatment of sexually-loaded scenes by the two Turkish translators of Painted Bird, Polish-American writer Jerzy Kosinski’s master-work of a shattered post-War Europe, and to explore the strategies used in the target text to mirror and propagate ideological hegemony in Turkish context, focusing on the euphemization processes. The theoretical framework was built upon Descriptive-Explanatory Translation Studies (Toury 1995: 33; 1998: 11) (henceforth DETS) backed by Critical Discourse Analysis (henceforth CDA) in which Fairclough’s (1992a: 4; 1992b: 213) three-dimensional model consisting of text, discursive practices and social practices creates a supportive plane. DETS employed in this perspective throws light on translators’ incorporation of euphemistic strategies as preemptive attempts to minimize social and political risks as the reflections of the internal dynamics of the country
Censorship · Hegemony · Ideology · Linguistics · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Publishing · Sociology · Turkish · History · Law · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism · Translation Studies and Practices
Descriptive Translation Studies – and beyond
Discourse and social change
A Handful of Paragraphs on 'Translation' and 'Norms'
Discourse and Text
Critical Discourse Analysis and the Marketization of Public Discourse
"The Three Denouements of Jerzy Kosinski's "The Painted Bird
Explicitation and Implicitation in Legal Translation - A Process Study of Trainee Translators
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |