Names in Croatian translations of Julia Donaldson's picturebooks

master's thesis

• Author: Maja Fadljević
• Mentor: Ivana Milković (mentor)
• Committee member: Ivana Cindrić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ivana Milković (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Sanja Lovrić Kralj (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Teacher Education; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-09-26, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Theory and History of Literature

Abstract

Translation of proper names in children’s literature poses a challenge to many translators who have to consider different aspects when translating them.
The first, theoretical part of this paper, will attempt to define children’s literature and children’s literature translation (ChLT) and also mention some implications given by different theorists and researchers. Special focus will also be given to picturebooks, including its definitions, importance in early childhood and some of their specific features such as intertextuality, intermediality and interculturality. The focus will then shift to proper names, their role in literary texts, and different strategies and challenges that the translators use and encounter when translating proper names. Lastly there will be mention of the translator’s freedom and possible restrictions he or she encounters in the translating process. In the second, analytical part of this thesis, the Croatian translations of five different picturebooks: Tabby McTat, The Giant Jumperee, Zog and the Flying Doctors, The Hospital Dog and The Detective Dog by the English author Julia Donaldson are analyzed with special focus on translations of proper names. At the end of this thesis, the findings are compared in order to see which translation strategies are most frequently used and what are the possible reasons behind them.

Abstract (croatian)

Prijevod vlastitih imena u dječjoj književnosti predstavlja izazov za mnoge prevoditelje koji prilikom prevođenja moraju u obzir uzeti mnoge različite značajke.
U prvome, teorijskom dijelu ovoga diplomskog rada definirat će se područje dječje književnosti i prijevoda dječje književnosti prilikom čega će se spomenuti stavovi različitih teoretičara i istraživača. Posebna pozornost će zatim biti usmjerena na slikovnice, uključujući njihovo definiranje, važnost u ranom djetinjstvu te osobitosti poput intertekstualnosti, intermedijalnosti i interkulturalnosti. Fokus će zatim biti usmjeren na vlastita imena, njihovu ulogu u književnim tekstovima te strategije i izazove s kojima se susreću prevoditelji prilikom njihovog prevođenja. Naposljetku će se reći nešto više o slobodi prevoditelja i mogućim ograničenjima s kojima se susreću u procesu prevođenja. U drugom, istraživačkom dijelu ovoga rada, analizirat će se hrvatski prijevodi slikovnica Julie Donaldson: Tim Tigran, Divovsko Skakutalo, Zog i leteći liječnici, Piknja u bolnici te Detektivka Neli, s posebnim naglaskom na prijevod vlastitih imena. Na samome kraju ovoga diplomskog rada, prikupljeni podaci će se usporediti kako bi se vidjelo koje strategije su najučestalije korištene te koji su mogući razlozi iza toga.

• Keywords: children’s literature; children’s literature translation; translating picturebooks; translating names; translation strategies
• Keywords (croatian): dječja književnost; prijevod dječje književnosti; prijevod slikovnica; prijevod vlastitih imena; prevoditeljske strategije
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:147:636299
• Study programme: Title: Integrated undergraduated university study with english language and german language; specializations in: English language, Deutsche sprache; Course: English language; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra primarnog obrazovanja (magistar/magistra primarnog obrazovanja)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-01-22 10:48:31