Problematic Issues in Translation of Culture Specific Items
Problematic Issues in Translation of Culture Specific Items

Summary/Abstract: While translation is always a linguistic act, it is often associated with culture. In translation, universal words do not cause any particular problems in translation because it is usually easy to find their equivalents in the target language. Culture specific items, on the other hand, are difficult to translate and therefore they belong to the group of non-equivalent lexis (Pažūsis,2014, pp. 42-43). Translation of culture- specific items (CSI) is a challenging task for the translator, who has to choose from a variety of translation strategies. The translator is also constantly under the pressure to produce what would enhance cross-cultural communication.

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