Cultural motifs in the Polish translation “Where shall we go?” by Boris Akunin Cover Image

Культурные мотивы в польском переводе „Куда ж нам плыть?” Б. Акунина
Cultural motifs in the Polish translation “Where shall we go?” by Boris Akunin

Author(s): Jolanta Jóźwiak
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Philology, Translation Studies
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: translation; Boris Akunin; cultural-backgrounds elements; cultural connotation

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to present the results of translators' individual choices in the process of conveying cultural-background elements to the target culture. The source material were taken from novel Where shall we go? by Boris Akunin and its translation into Polish. The possibility of transferring specific values such as cultural connotation is discussed in the context of potential readers' reactions.

  • Issue Year: 43/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 113-121
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Russian