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Translating figurative language - case study of Alan Moore's "Watchmen"
2018. urn:nbn:hr:142:283712
Hižman, Goran
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Hižman, G. (2018). Translating figurative language - case study of Alan Moore's "Watchmen" (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:283712

Hižman, Goran. "Translating figurative language - case study of Alan Moore's "Watchmen"." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:283712

Hižman, Goran. "Translating figurative language - case study of Alan Moore's "Watchmen"." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:283712

Hižman, G. (2018). 'Translating figurative language - case study of Alan Moore's "Watchmen"', Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 25 December 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:283712

Hižman G. Translating figurative language - case study of Alan Moore's "Watchmen" [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2018 [cited 2024 December 25] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:283712

G. Hižman, "Translating figurative language - case study of Alan Moore's "Watchmen"", Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2018. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:283712

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TitleTranslating figurative language - case study of Alan Moore's "Watchmen"
Title (croatian)Prevođenje figurativnog jezika - analiza prijevoda djela "Watchmen" Alana Moorea
AuthorGoran Hižman
MentorMarija Omazić (mentor)
MentorRomana Čačija (sumentor)
Committee memberMarija Omazić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberDubravka Vidaković Erdeljić (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberRomana Čačija (član povjerenstva)
GranterJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Osijek
Defense date and country2018-09-28, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
This paper aims to illustrate the challenges of translating figurative language by using examples from the comic book Watchmen by Alan Moore and its Croatian translation by Darko Macan. Because Watchmen is a comic book, another aim of this paper is to show the added challenges comic books bring with themselves when it comes to producing a faithful translation. After a brief introduction, the paper describes the general intricacies of translating figurative language. It also lists several strategies that are most commonly used. After that, the paper details a short history of comic books, their structure and the challenges of translating them. Chapter 3 also takes a short look into comic book translations in Croatia. The following chapter talks about the book Watchmen. It chronicles the creation of the book and its subsequent success. Finally, Chapter 5 lists examples of figurative language used in either source or the target text and explains the intricacies of each example. The analysis is done on the basis of the six main characters of the book, since they are mostly fleshed out through the language they use. The final subsection of Chapter 5 lists examples of figurative language used by some of the other characters present in the book. The goal of this paper is to show the difficulties of translating figurative language, especially when it is strongly linked to the character using it and restricted by the format it is presented in.
Abstract (croatian)
Ovaj rad ima za cilj predstaviti izazove prevođenja figurativnog jezika koristeći primjere iz knjige Watchmen Alana Moorea i njezina hrvatskog prijevoda. Pošto je Watchmen strip knjiga, dodatni cilj ovog rada je prikazati izazove prevođenja stripova. Nakon kratkog uvoda, rad opisuje generalne probleme prevođenja figurativnog jezika. Prikazuje i nekoliko najčešćih prevoditeljskih strategija. Nakon toga, rad daje kratku povijest stripova, opisuje njihovu strukturu i izazove tijekom prevođenja. Treće poglavlje isto tako nakratko prikazuje prevođenje stripova u Hrvatskoj. Sljedeće poglavlje priča o knjizi Watchmen. Opisuje samu knjigu i njezine uspjehe. Napokon, peto poglavlje daje primjere figurativnog jezika iz originala i iz prijevoda, te objašnjava pojedinosti svakog primjera. Sama analiza bazirana je na šestero glavnih likova knjige, pošto je njihov govor glavni izvor karakterizacije. Posljednji dio petog poglavlja daje primjere temeljene na sporednim likovima knjige. Cilj ovog rada je prikazati izazove pri prevođenju figurativnog jezika, pogotovo kad je izrazito povezan sa likovima koji ga koriste i ograničen formatom u kojem je prezentiran.
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:142:283712
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Philology
Course: Philology
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Study programmeTitle: German Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation Studies
Course: Translation Studies
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra njemačkog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra njemačkog jezika i književnosti)
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