Current issues, tendencies and methods of Czech-Hungarian art translation Cover Image

Aktuální problematika, tendence a metody česko-maďarského uměleckého překladu
Current issues, tendencies and methods of Czech-Hungarian art translation

Author(s): Annamária Péntek, Elizabeth Kőrösová
Subject(s): Translation Studies
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: translation methods; processes and tendencies; translation mistakes; Hungarian; translation from Hungarian; translation into Czech; Hungarian literature; Mór Jókai; György Spiró; Krisztina Tóth

Summary/Abstract: This study deals with problematic features of Czech-Hungarian translation, focusing primarily on issues regarding translations of contemporary Hungarian literature, not only from the aesthetic point of view but from a linguistic one as well. The study examines possible methods and processes in Czech-Hungarian literary translations published from 2000, highlighting translation solutions for non-standard issues. Within translatological research, various translation solutions are examined, taking into account grammatical and lexical features of the two languages. The study includes a summary of Czech-Hungarian translation difficulties as a practical guide for novice translators. An analysis of frequent mistakes in translating from Hungarian to Czech makes up a portion of this work. The study presents a survey of the problems in translating calques, dialects, and slang. Translation solutions are demonstrated with specific examples from translations of three Hungarian novels: A kőszívű ember fiai by Mór Jókai; Feleségverseny by György Spiró; and A lány, aki nem beszélt by Krisztina Tóth.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 83-92
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Czech
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