Essays about: "essay translation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 61 essays containing the words essay translation.

  1. 1. Gender Indeterminacy in English to French Translation: Case Study of Leslie Feinberg’s Stone Butch Blues

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Caroline Grand-Clement; [2023-03-17]
    Keywords : Leslie Feinberg; Stone Butch Blues; gender indeterminacy; English to French translation; queer literature; grammatical gender; gender agreement;

    Abstract : This essay explores how characters’ gender indeterminacy in English fiction texts can be translated into French, and which translation choices are available to achieve its preservation. The translation of Leslie Feinberg’s Stone Butch Blues by Hystériques & AssociéEs is made the focus of this essay, as the gendering in French of the main character, Jess, is examined. READ MORE

  3. 2. INSERTIONS IN POPULAR HISTORY TEXTS - A contrastive study on translation from English to Swedish and from Swedish to English

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Gustav Landälv; [2023-02-27]
    Keywords : English; Swedish; readability; insertion; clause; phrase; syntactic position; popular history;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to compare the frequency of insertions in an English popular history text and a Swedish popular history text. Moreover, the purpose is to compare the English text with its Swedish translation and the Swedish text with its English translation as regards the status of the insertions as clauses, phrases or (in the translation) something else than a clause or a phrase. READ MORE

  4. 3. Translation Strategies for Chinese Mythology in Video Games : Comparing Effectiveness of Different Strategies by Meaning and Theme

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Oscar Lindeborg; [2023]
    Keywords : Chinese translation; Chinese localization; Translation strategy; Chinese mythology; Chinese video games; Video games; Amazing Cultivation Simulator;

    Abstract : In this essay I will examine selected words from the video game Amazing Cultivation Simulator by GSQ Games. Amazing Cultivation Simulator is a video game developed in China and contains heavy themes of Chinese Fantasy. READ MORE

  5. 4. Translating Metaphors An Analysis of the Translation of Conceptual Metaphors from English to Swedish in an Academic Text

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Patricia Loggarfve; [2023]
    Keywords : Conceptual metaphor; metaphor; metonymy; personification; translation studies; translation theory;

    Abstract : This essay investigates the author’s translation of a non-fiction text about literary theory. The study examines the metaphors found in the original text and how they have been translated from English to Swedish.  The analysis uses Lakoff and Johnson’s (1980) description of conceptual metaphors to categorize the metaphors found in the text. READ MORE

  6. 5. Punctuation in Swedish Upper Secondary School

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Emma Madsen; [2022]
    Keywords : Punctuation; Skiljetecken;

    Abstract : Punctuation enhances the understanding and correct reading of written text by the use of spacing and conventional signs. When learning a language, the usage of correct punctuation is vital. This is especially important when learning a second language since punctuation rules vary between languages. READ MORE