Musical Lexis in Russian-Polish Movie Translation Based on "Leto" and "Stilyagi" Movies Cover Image

Leksyka muzyczna w rosyjsko-polskim przekładzie filmowym na materiale filmów „Lato” i „Bikiniarze”
Musical Lexis in Russian-Polish Movie Translation Based on "Leto" and "Stilyagi" Movies

Author(s): Ewelina Parafińska-Korybska
Subject(s): Music, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Translation Studies
Published by: Krakowskie Towarzystwo Popularyzowania Wiedzy o Komunikacji Językowej Tertium
Keywords: translation; musical lexis;movie;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the issue of translating musical lexis from Russian into Polish on the basis of material obtained from two Russian movies: “Leto” by Kirill Serebrennikov and “Stilyagi” by Valery Todorovsky. The versions with subtitles were used for the analysis. As part of the introduction, the films are briefly presented, i.e. their authors, problems and main themes. This is important because the plot had an impact on the type of lexis it contains, which was also highlighted. The issues of subcultures were discussed, i.e. beatniks (“Leto”) and stilyagi (“Stilyagi”). The article is mainly devoted to the problems of translation, therefore it points to the translation transformations (mainly based on J.I. Rieckier's classification), which were used in the translation of musical lexis. The reference is also made to the methods of translating the so-called “non-equivalent lexis”, illustrated with examples methods distinguished by L.S.Barchudarov. Separate, distinctive examples, which required commentary, are also presented. The conclusion contains the most important thoughts of the text and the findings resulting from the analysis.

  • Issue Year: 4/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 109-124
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish