Essays about: "PETER TORSTENSSON"

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  1. 1. Translating culture- specific phenomena and names from English to Swedish : A case study of a walking guide text

    University essay from Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOL

    Author : Elisabeth Torstensson; [2012]
    Keywords : culture; guidebook; names; translation procedures; translation theory; walking;

    Abstract : The present study discusses some of the culture-specific and name issues encountered during a translation from English into Swedish of the walking guide Leisure walks for all ages - The Lake District. Peter Newmark’s model of translation procedures forms the basis for the analysis and a variety of his translation procedures are examined in relation to the two specific aspects – culture-specific phenomena and names. READ MORE