Domesticating vs. foreignizing positions in the translation of proper names from English into Polish and German
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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7968.2022.e86083Keywords:
proper names, translation strategies, domestication, foreignization, Harry PotterAbstract
In this paper, the author examines corresponding equivalents in Polish and German of English proper names from the novel “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” to find out how the same fictional elements have been translated into two different target languages. Furthermore, he attempts to prove what rules can be established for the use of translation strategies when translating proper names into Polish and German. Thus, the aim of this paper is to study domesticating and foreignizing translation strategies implemented by the translators of the Polish and German editions.
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