Translation of Non-normative Content in Three Persian Translations of Matilda

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Elnaz Aliazam ¹

Masood Khoshsaligheh ²

Abdullah Nowruzy ³

Azadeh Eriss ⁴

¹ MA in Translation Studies, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,, Mashhad, Iran

² Professor in Translation Studies, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

³ PhD in Translation Studies,, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

⁴ Binghamton University, New York

https://doi.org/10.22067/lts.2023.83281.1202

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the techniques adopted by Iranian translators in translating non-normative social content in children’s literature from English to Persian. The corpus of the study included three Persian translations of the novel Matilda by Roald Dahl (1988). First, the social non-normative content was categorized into two main categories: verbal and non-verbal (behavioral). The verbal category was divided into insults, threats and lies, while the non-verbal category was divided into aggressive behavior, child negligence, physical child abuse and revenge. Secondly, Molina and Albir’s functionalist model (2002) was employed to identify social expressions in the original text and explore their equivalents in the Persian translations. Results indicated that the translators primarily employed a literal translation approach. The frequent use of literal translation technique preserved the negative implications of the socially non-normative content.

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Keywords

Children’s Literature

Literal Translation

Roald Dahl

Non-normative Social Content

Matilda

Subjects

• Translation Studies

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