Essays about: "Ásdis Benediktsdottir"

Found 2 essays containing the words Ásdis Benediktsdottir.

  1. 1. Analysing a Harvest Moon : On the translation of role language in Bokujō Monogatari: Hajimari no Daichi for the Nintendo 3DS

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Tolk- och översättarinstitutet

    Author : Ásdis Benediktsdottir; [2015]
    Keywords : Localisation; translation; video games; Japanese; English; role language; translation studies; Lokalisering; översättning; spel; tv-spel; japanska; engelska; rollspråk; översättningsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to introduce the concept of role language in translation in the context of video game localisation. There is very little written on the subject of role language in translation from Japanese to English, and none which pertains to role language in video games. READ MORE

  3. 2. Japan and the West: A Journey through Time and Translation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Ásdis Benediktsdottir; [2012]
    Keywords : Translation theory; Translation history; Japanese translation; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This essay is a comparative overview of translation theory in Japan and the West from a historical perspective, beginning with the considerations of Cicero and ending with the turn towards literal translation in Japan in the late 19th century. The aim is to find similarities in the development of, and attitudes toward, translation traditions between the West and Japan. READ MORE