Essays about: "J. K. Rowling"

Showing result 26 - 27 of 27 essays containing the words J. K. Rowling.

1. 26. Tracing Translation Universals and Translator Development by Word Aligning a Harry Potter Corpus

   University essay from Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Sofia Helgegren; [2005]
   Keywords : word alignment; translation universals; translator development; corpus; additions; deletions;

   Abstract : For the purpose of this descriptive translation study, a translation corpus was built from roughly the first 20,000 words of each of the first four Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling, and their respective translations into Swedish. READ MORE

3. 27. Hogwarts, Muggles and Quidditch: A Study of the Translation of Names in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Books

   University essay from Engelska

   Author : Johanna Astrén; [2004]
   Keywords : Linguistics; Translation; Harry Potter; J.K. Rowling; Names;

   Abstract : The aim of this C-essay is to discuss the translation of some of the names in J.K. Rowling’s immensely popular Harry Potter books and look at how the translation agrees with and/or deviates from the original. Special focus is put on features such as alliterations, allusions and imaginative inventions, which are characteristic of J. READ MORE