“(Un)translatibility“ or (im)possibility of transposition of Meša Selimović’s works in the translation in English – gramatical / semantical Cover Image

(Ne)prevodivost ili (ne)mogućnost transpozicije djela Meše Selimovića u prijevodu na engleski jezik – gramatičko / semantičko / pragmatičko
“(Un)translatibility“ or (im)possibility of transposition of Meša Selimović’s works in the translation in English – gramatical / semantical

Author(s): Edina Špago-Ćumurija
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Bosansko filološko društvo
Keywords: neprevodivost; Meša Selimović; transpozicija

Summary/Abstract: The transposition of a literary work in another language is a complex process which includes a few linguistic disciplines such as semantics, stylistics, pragmatics and translational theory. This paper deals with one of the issues of transposition of a literary work from one language and culture into another; this issue is about what is most difficult to understand / transmit when it comes to communication of people from different society / culture, and if there is a space of “untranslatibility“. In this paper I try to identify the areas of (relative) untranslatibility in the transposition process of two Meša Selimović’s works: Derviš i smrt (Dervish and Death), and Tvrđava (The Fortress).

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: 05
  • Page Range: 153-165
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Bosnian