Time, Narrative Intimacy and the Child
Implications of the Transition from the Present to the Past Tense in the Translation into English of Children’s Texts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5152945 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gillian Lathey (0000-0002-2202-1844, University of Surrey Roehampton, Roehampton Lane, United Kingdom, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 233-240 |
| Publication date | 2003-09-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Meta Journal des traducteurs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-0452 • E-ISSN: 1492-1421 |
| Publisher | Consortium Erudit (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.7202/006970ar |
| OpenAlex | W2079461616 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
The British version of Jean de Brunhoff's Histoire de Babar is a striking example of the transition from the present to the past tense in the translation of children's texts into English. With reference to theories of narrative time, this paper invites speculation on the impact of such a tense shift on the present-tense qualities of the original, on the performance of a shared reading by child and adult and, finally, on the relevance of the young child's developing understanding of the role of tense in narrative
Art · Future tense · Linguistics · Literature · Narrative · Past tense · Political science · Present tense · Reading (process) · Relevance (law) · Speculation · Transition (genetics) · Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity · History · Narrative Theory and Analysis · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious Education and Schools
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2024 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |