Non‐standard Language in Translation
Roddy goes to Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9853678 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Doug Horton (0000-0002-1766-5290, Saarland University, corresponding author), David Horton (0009-0006-6446-6151) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 415-430 |
| Publication date | 1998-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | German Life and Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-8777 • E-ISSN: 1468-0483 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-0483.00107 |
| OpenAlex | W2057851476 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The translation of non‐standard language has often been recognised as a particular problem, although the issue has rarely been given detailed consideration. Most studies treat it as an isolated phenomenon. The present discussion explores implications arising from the interlingual transfer of dialectal forms of language where these are the dominant mode of discourse rather than merely sporadic devices in texts. The novels of the Irish writer Roddy Doyle are used here as an illustration of the central aspects of the problem. German translators of Doyle employ a variety of techniques in an attempt to convey the demotic idiom of the original texts, although inconsistencies remain, especially with regard to the regional quality, idiomaticity, modernity and extremism of the discourse
Epistemology · German · Irish · Linguistics · Mode (computer interface · Modernity · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · History · Philosophy · Translation Studies and Practices
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |