Essays about: "Domestication"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 119 essays containing the word Domestication.

  1. 41. Translating Culture - An analysis of the cultural transfer in literary translation

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Linda Pålsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Translation Studies; literary translation; linguistics; Lawrence Venuti; Domestication; Foreignization;

    Abstract : The loss in translation between languages has long been debated, and a current issue within Translation Studies is that of the cultural aspect. Using two opposing concepts by Lawrence Venuti; domestication that is used to assimilate the source culture into the target culture, and foreignization that is used to preserve and highlight the foreign culture in the target text, this paper examines how culture is transferred in literary translation between English and Swedish. READ MORE

  3. 42. The translation of cultural references and hyphenated premodifers in a travel guide about the Caribbean

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Nina Hiltunen; [2018]
    Keywords : Communicative translation; cultural references; domestication; hyphenated premodifiers; translation;

    Abstract : This paper studies how cultural references and hyphenated premodifiers in an English travel guide about the Caribbean are translated into Swedish. The aim is to investigate what strategies that are used when translating cultural references, and why; as well as to see which grammatical structures that appear when translating hyphenated premodifiers from English to Swedish. READ MORE

  4. 43. Wireless Piezoelectric Horse Sensor System

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Fysik och elektroteknik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Sandra Pantzare; Elin Wollert; [2018]
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    Abstract : The domestication of horses took place at least 2000 BCE. Since then, horses have been used for transportation, agricultural work and even for warfare. Today, horses have been bred into world athletes, used worldwide in equestrian sports. READ MORE

  5. 44. ACROSS THE POND AND BEYOND. A UK/US comparison of game localisation and literary translation from Japanese works

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Theo Gillberg; [2017-08-01]
    Keywords : japanska; Japanese; video games; localisation; foreignisation; domestication; translation studies; humour; names; role language;

    Abstract : Critics of Venuti‘s foreignisation/domestication concept tend to focus on his vague definitions of key terms or the limited viability of implementing his ideas in practice. However, few question the premise of his perspective, i.e. linking domesticating translation practices to both linguistic and cultural dominance. READ MORE

  6. 45. Mutation i FOXI3 – orsaken till tre hårlösa hundraser

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Elin Johansson; [2017]
    Keywords : FOXI3; hund; hårlösa hundraser; canine ectodermal dysplasia; forkhead box;

    Abstract : Hunden (Canis lupus familiaris) är ett av de populäraste sällskapsdjuren idag. Efter domesticeringen har det genom avel uppstått hundratals hundraser med stor variation i storlek, pälsfärg och pälstyp. Alla hundar har dock inte päls, genom avel har det även uppstått hårlösa hundar. READ MORE