Challenging the Traditional Axioms : Translation into a Non-mother Tongue [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910809428403321
• Autore: Pokorn Nike K
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Philadelphia, PA, USA, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 20050401; John Benjamins Publishing Company
• ISBN: 1-282-15681-0; 9786612156816; 90-272-9453-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (178 p.)
• Collana: Benjamins translation library Challenging the traditional axioms
• Disciplina: 418/.02
• Soggetti: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES; Translating & Interpreting; Translating and interpreting; Languages & Literatures; Philology & Linguistics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Challenging the Traditional Axioms -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Open definitions of the terms ``native speaker'' and ``mother tongue'' -- The concept of ``mother tongue'' -- Defining the term ``native speaker'' -- Translation into a non-mother tongue in translation theory -- Mystification of the native speaker - the translator as owner of the TL -- The idealisation of the translator - a perfect bilingual translator -- A hidden traditional conviction -- Translation into a non-mother tongue and team translation as a part of translation practice -- Method and corpus for analysis -- Granting the status of a native speaker to immigrants -- Presentation of the translators analysed in the corpus -- Ivan Cankar and his style -- Analysis of the texts -- The Ward of Our Lady of Mercy -- A Cup of Coffee -- Children and Old People -- Analysis of the texts -- The Ward of Our Lady of Mercy by Henry Leeming -- A Cup of Coffee by Louis Adamic -- A Cup of Coffee by Agata Zmajic and M. Peters-Roberts -- A Cup of Coffee by ; Joze Paternost -- A Cup of Coffee by Elza Jereb and Alasdair MacKinnon -- Children and Old People by Anthony J. Klancar -- Children and Old People by A. J. Klancar and George R. Noyes -- Conclusion of the analysis -- Louis Adamic -- Agata Zmajic and M. Peters-Roberts -- Joze Paternost -- Elza Jereb and Alasdair MacKinnon -- Henry Leeming -- Anthony J. Klancar -- Anthony J. Klancar and George R. Noyes -- Native speakership in the analysed translations -- Native speaker intuitions -- Conclusion -- Appendix I. Questionnaire -- Appendix II. Responses in the questionnaire -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.