Dialectal elements in Padre Padrone by Gavin Leddy translations Cover Image

Elementy dialektalne w przekładach Padre padrone Gavina Leddy
Dialectal elements in Padre Padrone by Gavin Leddy translations

Author(s): Małgorzata Ślarzyńska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Translation Studies
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: dialect; translation; neutralization; Sardinia; Ledda

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on Polish translation of Gavino Ledda’s novel Padre padrone in the context of translations into other languages (English, German, Catalan). The main translational issue is the element of bilingualism inherently inscribed in the original text by introducing in brackets dialectal forms of some of Italian expressions. It is argued, by description of multiple functions of such an operation, that this element is a part of a wider structure of the novel and cannot be eliminated without losing some important features, of both the plot and the characters. Elimination or retention of this constructional element results, to some extent, from general tendencies of the target culture.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 30
  • Page Range: 25-39
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish