Colloquial Writing in Translation: The Case Study of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Document Type : Research Article

Author

Roya Monsefi

English Department, Faculty of Language and Literature, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University

https://doi.org/10.22067/lts.2024.88209.1259

Abstract

The present descriptive-comparative case study used purposive sampling based on the framework of Tabibzadeh. Fifteen translations of the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were examined to determine the translators’ strategies in transferring the ideological load of the original text and the ups and downs of social-class conflicts between the characters through their use of language. The narrator of the story was an illiterate boy who spoke in non-standard English which could make the translation challenging for the translators. The analysis of the 15 translations revealed that when the translators used informal language and conversational syntax, the translation was more coherent. However, when non-standard colloquial words were employed, the text’s clarity and fluency were disrupted, potentially leading to a significant loss in the Persian language due to the introduction of unfamiliar terms

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Keywords

Colloquial Writing

Social Class

Language

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Translation

Subjects

• Translation Studies

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