The translation of gestures in the English and German versions of Manzoni’s<i>I Promesse Sposi</i>

Diadori, Pierangela

doi:10.1075/btl.17.12dia

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“…The adoption of this technique by the translator in the examples shown is most likely due to the assumption that the meaning of the non-verbal behaviour can be easily understood by the target readers because of the universal recognisability and understandability of the signals. This is in line with Diadori's (1997) conclusion that translators often choose to be faithful to the words of the source text if it is assumed that the meaning can be easily and successfully conveyed.…”

Section: Description Of Non-verbal Behaviour In Translationsupporting

confidence: 79%

“…Similar to the studies by Diadori (1997) and Liu (2021), this study too explores the translator's choice and meaning in dealing with non-verbal behaviour in translation. The focus, however, is on a different language pair.…”

Section: Non-verbal Behaviour In Narrative Fictionmentioning

confidence: 85%

“…In the context of the translation of non-verbal behaviour in fiction, how the translator communicates the meaning of the non-verbal behaviour to the target readers is again a central concern. Diadori (1997), for instance, explores non-verbal behaviour in the Italian historical novel, I Promessi Sposi, and examines how the behaviour is translated into both English and German. The diachronic and diatopic analyses carried out reveal that the translators generally try to convey the messages behind the non-verbal behaviour either by remaining faithful to the original words, especially in cases where it is assumed that the readers would be able to understand the meaning of the behaviour, or by intervening in the translation in order to make the meaning of certain nonverbal behaviour clearer to the readers.…”

Section: Non-verbal Behaviour In Narrative Fictionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The interest in non-verbal behaviour has also extended to how it is dealt with in translation, for instance, in translated plays and drama (Braga Riera, 2007;El-Shiyab, 1997;Murphy, 1972;Snell-Hornby, 1997), poem (Golden, 1997;Vermeer, 1992), film (Gamal, 2009), and also translated non-fictional texts (Al-Hamad, 2013;Tobin, 1997). Non-verbal behaviour in translated fictional texts, however, has received less attention, the only available discussion being that by Diadori (1997), Liu (2021) and Nord (1997). This paper, thus, hopes to contribute to the currently limited discussion by attempting to do the following: (1) determine how a translator deals with the translation of non-verbal behaviour in a fictional text, (2) discuss the implications of the use of different techniques in dealing with non-verbal behaviour in translation, and (3) suggest techniques that can successfully convey the meaning of non-verbal behaviour in translation.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Exploring the Translation of Non-verbal Behaviour in Fiction into Malay

Haroon

2022

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Non-verbal behaviour is often incorporated in literary fiction to complement or replace the verbal behaviour of characters. Because of its ability to convey messages, it is considered as equally important as verbal behaviour in a literary text. Taking this as a starting point, this study aims to explore the issue of non-verbal behaviour in translation. More specifically, the study aims to determine how the translation of non-verbal behaviour is dealt with in literary fiction, to discuss the implications of the use of different techniques in translating non-verbal behaviour, and finally to suggest techniques that can successfully convey the meaning of nonverbal behaviour in translation. The study uses as its source of data an English novel entitled A Thousand Splendid Suns, and its Malay translation, Seribu Matahari Syurga, and is guided by Poyatos' (2002b) framework on how non-verbal behaviour can be communicated in fiction. The analysis shows that non-verbal behaviour is either described or omitted in translation. The description of non-verbal behaviour, however, does not guarantee that meaning is successfully conveyed to the target readers. Likewise, the omission of non-verbal behaviour in the translation does not automatically imply loss of meaning. What is important is the reproduction of the same function or meaning in the translated text. The findings of this study underline the importance of properly addressing non-verbal behaviour in translation and demonstrate how the functional approach in translation can be employed to find not only suitable solutions to translations problems but also those which are meaningful to the target readers.

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Section: Description Of Non-verbal Behaviour In Translationsupporting

confidence: 79%

Section: Non-verbal Behaviour In Narrative Fictionmentioning

confidence: 85%

Section: Non-verbal Behaviour In Narrative Fictionmentioning

confidence: 99%