Research Article

Transferring ecology-related culture-specific items: A diachronic and quantitative approach

Number: 18 March 21, 2020
  • Gökçen Hastürkoğlu *
TR EN

Transferring ecology-related culture-specific items: A diachronic and quantitative approach

Abstract

This article uses the Descriptive Translation Studies framework to examine the Turkish translations of To A God Unknown by John Steinbeck, with a view to reveal the diachronic distribution of translation methods formulated in the transfer of culture-specific items related to ecology through quantitative data. As a novel with its vivid descriptions of natural surroundings, the translations of it are expected to demonstrate the same ecological stance of the source text. This research examines a corpus consisting of one chapter from three translations of To A God Unknown conducted in 1955, 1985, 2019 for presenting the profile of the translations by comparing the translators’ methods while translating ecology as a culture-specific item through a semantic categorization. The findings demonstrate that for these ecology-related items under the categories of flora, fauna, names of the places, land forms, weather conditions, and natural formations, literal translation is the most frequently adopted method in three translations followed by domestication and foreignization, respectively. The results show that the translators, especially the one translating the latest version, seem to be aware of the diversity and specificity of the ecological items in the source culture and try to transfer each one with ecological sensitivity to the target culture.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Linguistics , Creative Arts and Writing

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Gökçen Hastürkoğlu * This is me
0000-0002-0219-7850
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 21, 2020

Submission Date

November 20, 2019

Acceptance Date

-

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Number: 18

APA
Hastürkoğlu, G. (2020). Transferring ecology-related culture-specific items: A diachronic and quantitative approach. RumeliDE Dil Ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, 18, 666-672. https://doi.org/10.29000/rumelide.706463

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