literary translation-Tone.pptx

LITERARY TRANSLATION (EN-TRFA32) TONE TONE “a term usually designating the mood or atmosphere of a work, although in some more restricted uses it refers to the author's attitude to the reader (e.g. formal, intimate, pompous) or to the subject-matter (e.g. ironic, light, solemn, satiric, s...

LITERARY TRANSLATION (EN-TRFA32) TONE TONE “a term usually designating the mood or atmosphere of a work, although in some more restricted uses it refers to the author's attitude to the reader (e.g. formal, intimate, pompous) or to the subject-matter (e.g. ironic, light, solemn, satiric, sentimental)..” Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms TONE: TEXTUAL CUES Use of personal pronouns Lexical Ton Figurati ve choices e languag e Syntax TONE: TEXTUAL CUES The translator of a literary text must be attentive to the textual cues (for example, the use of personal pronouns, lexical choices, syntax, figurative language) that point to the tone of the source text author. Identifying the tone of the source text is highly important for the translator because it should inform the translator's lexical choices and clause/sentence structure in the target text. TONE: EXAMPLES Read the following excerpt from Diary of a Wimpy Kid and identify the tone of the text/author:  When I was a newborn, Mom put me in front of the TV for an hour a day to watch educational videos. I don't know if those videos actually made me any smarter, but at least I was smart enough to figure out how to put on something I WANTED to watch. I also figured out how to remove the batteries from the remote so no one could turn the educational videos back ON. The tone of the author/text can be identified as follows: the author's attitude to the reader is intimate and informal; to the subject-matter, the author's attitude is light, humorous and sometimes critical of parenting methods from the child's perspective. TONE: EXAMPLES Read the following excerpt from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and identify the tone of the author/text:  During this period I attended an evening school kept by Mr. Wopsle's great aunt. Her method of education was odd, for she usually went to sleep from six to seven every evening, leaving her pupils to improve themselves as best they could by seeing her do it. Mr. Wopsle's great aunt, besides keeping this Educational Institution, kept - in the same room - a little general shop. She had no idea what stock she had, or what the price of anything in it was. The tone of the author is obviously satirical. Dickens blends a critical attitude with humor and wit. He criticizes the system of education and the so-called educational institutions at that time in England which were run by highly uneducated and unqualified people.  TONE: ‫نجيب محفوظ‬ CONTRASTIV ‫خطاب االحتفال بتسلم جائزة نوبل‬ E ANALYSIS ‫اريخ‬B‫ور الت‬B‫ر من عص‬B‫ا في عص‬B‫ارتين تزوجت‬B‫ا ابن حض‬B‫أن‬ ‫نة وهي‬BB‫بعة آالف س‬BB‫ا س‬BB‫ا عمره‬BB‫ أوالهم‬.‫ًا‬B ‫ًا موفق‬B ‫زواج‬ ‫ة‬B‫ف وأربعمائ‬B‫ا أل‬B‫ا عمره‬B‫ وثانيتهم‬،‫ة‬B‫ارة الفرعوني‬B‫الحض‬ - First, read carefully the following.‫سنة وهي الحضارة اإلسالمية‬ (Source Text) source text and its translation into English. I am the son of two civilizations that at a certain age in history have formed a happy - Second, identify the tone of the marriage. The first of these, seven thousand years old, is the Pharaonic Source Text/author. civilization; the second, one thousand four hundred years old, is the Islamic - Third, decide whether the civilization. translator succeeded in rendering (Target Text) the tone of the Source Text.  TONE: ‫نجيب محفوظ‬ CONTRASTIV ‫خطاب االحتفال بتسلم جائزة نوبل‬ E ANALYSIS ‫اريخ‬B‫ور الت‬B‫ر من عص‬B‫ا في عص‬B‫ارتين تزوجت‬B‫ا ابن حض‬B‫أن‬ ‫نة وهي‬BB‫بعة آالف س‬BB‫ا س‬BB‫ا عمره‬BB‫ أوالهم‬.‫ًا‬B ‫ًا موفق‬B ‫زواج‬  First, the tone of the source text author is ‫ة‬B‫ف وأربعمائ‬B‫ا أل‬B‫ا عمره‬B‫ وثانيتهم‬،‫ة‬B‫ارة الفرعوني‬B‫الحض‬ one of pride. Mahfouz takes pride in his.‫سنة وهي الحضارة اإلسالمية‬ cultural heritage. This is reflected at the (Source Text) lexical level through the choice of the I am the son of two civilizations that at a first singular pronoun “‫ا‬B‫ ”أن‬and the choice certain age in history have formed a happy of the word “‫ارة‬BB‫ ”حض‬which is repeated marriage. The first of these, seven three times in the source text; at the thousand years old, is the Pharaonic civilization; the second, one thousand four syntactic level, the name of each hundred years old, is the Islamic civilization is introduced in the rheme civilization. position “‫بر‬BBB‫ ”الخ‬of the clause which (Target Text) functions to introduce the new and important information to be delivered in the clause.  TONE: ‫نجيب محفوظ‬ CONTRASTIV ‫خطاب االحتفال بتسلم جائزة نوبل‬ E ANALYSIS ‫اريخ‬B‫ور الت‬B‫ر من عص‬B‫ا في عص‬B‫ارتين تزوجت‬B‫ا ابن حض‬B‫أن‬ ‫نة وهي‬BB‫بعة آالف س‬BB‫ا س‬BB‫ا عمره‬BB‫ أوالهم‬.‫ًا‬B ‫ًا موفق‬B ‫زواج‬  Second, the translator could correctly ‫ة‬B‫ف وأربعمائ‬B‫ا أل‬B‫ا عمره‬B‫ وثانيتهم‬،‫ة‬B‫ارة الفرعوني‬B‫الحض‬.‫سنة وهي الحضارة اإلسالمية‬ identify and render the tone of the (Source Text) ST. This is reflected in the lexical and syntactic choices of the translator. At I am the son of two civilizations that at a the lexical level, the translator has certain age in history have formed a happy marriage. The first of these, seven opted for the equivalent term thousand years old, is the Pharaonic "civilization". At the syntactic level, civilization; the second, one thousand four hundred years old, is the Islamic the name of each civilization is civilization. reserved for the rheme position of (Target Text) the clause which should convey the main piece of information of the clause.  TONE: ‫نجيب محفوظ‬ CONTRASTIV ‫خطاب االحتفال بتسلم جائزة نوبل‬ E ANALYSIS ‫اريخ‬B‫ور الت‬B‫ر من عص‬B‫ا في عص‬B‫ارتين تزوجت‬B‫ا ابن حض‬B‫أن‬ ‫نة وهي‬BB‫بعة آالف س‬BB‫ا س‬BB‫ا عمره‬BB‫ أوالهم‬.‫ًا‬B ‫ًا موفق‬B ‫زواج‬  This is ANOTHER translation of the ‫ة‬B‫ف وأربعمائ‬B‫ا أل‬B‫ا عمره‬B‫ وثانيتهم‬،‫ة‬B‫ارة الفرعوني‬B‫الحض‬.‫سنة وهي الحضارة اإلسالمية‬ same short extract of Mahfouz’s (Source Text) Nobel acceptance speech. I am the son of two civilizations that at a  Here, the translator FAILS to render certain age in history have formed a happy marriage. The first, which is the Pharaonic the tone of pride of the Source civilization, is seven thousand years old; Text. the second, which is the Islamic civilization, is one thousand four hundred years old.  Can you figure out WHY? (Target Text 2)  TONE: ‫نجيب محفوظ‬ CONTRASTIV ‫خطاب االحتفال بتسلم جائزة نوبل‬  E ANALYSIS ‫اريخ‬B‫ور الت‬B‫ر من عص‬B‫ا في عص‬B‫ارتين تزوجت‬B‫ا ابن حض‬B‫أن‬ ‫نة وهي‬BB‫بعة آالف س‬BB‫ا س‬BB‫ا عمره‬BB‫ أوالهم‬.‫ًا‬B ‫ًا موفق‬B ‫زواج‬ The translator here fails at the syntactic level ‫ة‬B‫ف وأربعمائ‬B‫ا أل‬B‫ا عمره‬B‫ وثانيتهم‬،‫ة‬B‫ارة الفرعوني‬B‫الحض‬ to deliver the tone of pride of the source text.‫سنة وهي الحضارة اإلسالمية‬ author for two main reasons: (Source Text)  First, because the names of the two civilizations are introduced as less important, I am the son of two civilizations that at a as they are syntactically introduced in a certain age in history have formed a happy relative clause which serves to introduce marriage. The first, which is the Pharaonic background, and hence less important, civilization, is seven thousand years old; information; the second, which is the Islamic civilization, is one thousand four hundred years old.  Second, because the age of the civilization, (Target Text 2) which is relatively a less important piece of information, is given more significance as the new information presented since it is introduced in the rheme position of the clause. THANK YOU!