TRADUIRE LES PARÉMIES BAOULÉ EN FRANÇAIS: NÉGOCIER POUR DIRE PRESQUE LA MÊME CHOSE
TRANSLATING BAOULE PAREMIES INTO FRENCH: NEGOTIATE TO SAY ALMOST THE SAME

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with sentential phrases’ translation from Baule to French. We are of the opinion that literal translation and proverbial equivalence translation cannot suitably transmit a Baule proverb into French. In fact, a pure literal translation is deeply based on source language whereas a proverbial equivalence translation takes only into account the target language. We think that, this can really corrupt the proverb’s transfer. As solution, we propose a negotiating approach which consists on searching compromises between the two languages in order to find the best form and meaning of the proverb.

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