Why is literature translated into the Kashubian language? Cover Image

Dlaczego tłumaczy się literaturę piękną na regionalny język kaszubski?
Why is literature translated into the Kashubian language?

Author(s): Hanna Makurat-Snuzik
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Translation Studies, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Upper-Silesia; community; minority language; subversion; struggle for acceptance; power

Summary/Abstract: The topic of the article is an attempt to answer the question: Why are translations into Kashubian made? The analysis draws upon the distinction between weak and strong languages. Translations into regional language are considered as a symbolic phenomenon; which is to contribute to the preservation of regional identity and the development of minority language and culture.

  • Issue Year: 9/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 119-132
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish