The translation of original metaphors from Spanish to English in two novels by Carmen Laforet, 'Nada' and 'La isla y los demonios'
This thesis is about 'new' metaphor, conceived and created by authors, often called 'original metaphor' in the world of Translation Studies. It is the most extreme form of figurative language, âoften dramatic and shocking in effectâ Newmark (1982, p.84). The translation of original metaphor can produce unexpected juxtapositions of language, suggesting as many different results as there are translators, Nevertheless, many theorists (e.g. Reiss, 1971; Newmark, 1988; RibĂ©, 1997) say this type of metaphor should be translated âliterallyâ, or word for word as far as possible, suggesting there might be uniformity between translatorsâ solutions. This study investigates how literary translators approach this challenge, focusing on Spanish-English translations of a novel containing plenty of original metaphors: Nada (1945), by Spanish author Carmen Laforet (1921-2004). Original metaphors from the text are compared to four published English translations by Inez MuĂ±oz (1958), Charles Franklin Payne (1964), Glafyra Ennis (1993) and Edith Grossman (2007) in a corpus based study. It shows that they use a variety of methods to translate the metaphors, but translate 'literally' in well over half of them. In a
Matthews, Esther Margaret
410 Linguistics ; 460 Spanish & Portuguese languages
The translation of original metaphors from Spanish to English in two novels by Carmen Laforet, 'Nada' and 'La isla y los demonios'. This thesis is about 'new' metaphor, conceived and created by authors, often called 'original metaphor' in the world of Translation Studies. It is the most extreme form of figurative language, âoften dramatic and shocking in effectâ Newmark (1982, p.84). The translation of original metaphor can produce unexpected juxtapositions of language, suggesting as many different results as there are translators, Nevertheless, many theorists (e.g. Reiss, 1971; Newmark, 1988; RibĂ©, 1997) say this type of metaphor should be translated âliterallyâ, or word for word as far as possible, suggesting there might be uniformity between translatorsâ solutions. This study investigates how literary translators approach this challenge, focusing on Spanish-English translations of a novel containing plenty of original metaphors: Nada (1945), by Spanish author Carmen Laforet (1921-2004). Original metaphors from the text are compared to four published English translations by Inez MuĂ±oz (1958), Charles Franklin Payne (1964), Glafyra Ennis (1993) and Edith Grossman (2007) in a corpus based study. It shows that they use a variety of methods to translate the metaphors, but translate 'literally' in well over half of them. In a
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