Essays about: "Antonia Kjellström"

Found 2 essays containing the words Antonia Kjellström.

1. 1. What may or may not be certain : A Study of the Translation of Hedging Devices from English to Swedish in a Non-Fiction Text

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Antonia Kjellström; [2019]
   Keywords : English to Swedish; hedges; hedging devices; non-fiction; translation;

   Abstract : Hedges, or hedging devices, are strategies that the writer or speaker can use in order to convey probability, impreciseness or vagueness. Hedges can appear in most parts of speech, for example as adjectives, adverbs or modal or lexical verbs. This study investigates the translation of hedging devices in a non-fiction text from English to Swedish. READ MORE

3. 2. Twisting the standard : Non-standard language in literature and translation from English to Swedish

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Antonia Kjellström; [2018]
   Keywords : Non-standard language; Dialect; Translation; Literature; Fiction; Charles Dickens; Oliver Twist; English; Swedish;

   Abstract : Non-standard language, or dialect, often serves a specific purpose in a literary work and it is therefore a challenge for any translator to recreate the non-standard language of the source text into a target language.  There are different linguistic tools an author can use in order to convey non-standard language, and the same is true for a translator – who can choose from different strategies when tasked with the challenge of translating dialectal features. READ MORE