hisdarkmaterialsintranslation.doc

“His Dark Materials” in translation A skopos-theoretical analysis of Hanna Lützen’s Danish translation of Philip Pullman’s fantasy trilogy Specialeafhandling, juni 2009 CLM Engelsk Aarhus School of Business, Institut for Sprog og Erhvervskommunikation Forfatter: Marianne Lund Vejleder: Anne Gram Schjoldager Antal tegn ekskl. blanktegn: 158.169 Table of contents 1. Introduction 4 2. His Dark Materials 8 2.1 The author 8 2.2 The worlds 9 2.3 The concept of Dust 13 2.4 The genre 15 3. Literary translation 18 3.1 Aspects of literary translation in Denmark 18 3.2 Translation of fantasy literature 20 4. Method and material 22 4.1 Theoretical basis 22 4.1.1 The skopos theory 22 4.1.2 Nord 24 4.1.3 Skopos and literary translation 31 4.2 Data selection 33 4.2.1 Neologisms 34 4.2.3 Non-standard language 35 4.2.3 Names 36 4.3 Models 37 4.3.1 Model of neologism types 37 4.3.2 Schjoldager’s model of microstrategies 39 4.3.3 My model of microstrategies 41 5. Analysis and results 44 5.1 Comparative analysis of extratextual factors 44 5.1.1 Roles 44 5.1.2 TT profile 45 5.1.3 ST profile 47 5.1.4 Comparison of profiles 49 5.1.5 Skopos and macrostrategy 50 5.2 Comparative analysis of intratextual factors 52 5.2.1 Neologisms 52 Preservation strategies 53 Normalisation strategies 56 Inconsistencies 60 5.2.2 Non-standard language 65 Spoken language and dialect 65 Archaic language 69 Broken English 70 Spelling 72 5.2.3 Names 74 Semantic meaning 74 Signs contained in names 75 Intertextual references 77 Inconsistencies 78 6. Conclusion 81 List of tables 84 List of references 85 Abstract 89 Appendix I Data: Neologisms Appendix II Data: Non-standard language Appendix III Data: Names Appendix IV Summary of “His Dark Materials” 1. Introduction Even though fantasy can hardly be classified as a new phenomenon, the genre has become increasingly difficult to ignore these past few decades. Writers like J. K. Rowling and C.S. Lewis dominate the bookshe