Folklore Texts: Problems of Translation Revisited (a Case Study of Household Fairy Tales Included in the Kalmyk Folklore Corpus)
https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2018-14-126-139
Abstract
The article examines the problems of Kalmyk to Russian translation of folklore texts from theoretical and practical perspectives. The paper studies texts of household fairy tales within the bilingual academic series — Kalmyk Folklore Corpus. Scientific translation plays an important role in the perception of unique verbal folklore samples. Due to the quality work performed by the translators representatives of other cultures have the opportunity to learn the precious folklore compositions. The paper stresses the importance of expressing traditional ethnic features.
About the Author
I. Nadbitova
Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (8, Ilishkin Str., Elista, 358000, Russian Federation)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ph.D. in Philology (Cand. of Philological Sc.), Research Associate, Department of Mongolian Philology
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Nadbitova I. Folklore Texts: Problems of Translation Revisited (a Case Study of Household Fairy Tales Included in the Kalmyk Folklore Corpus). Mongolian Studies. 2018;10(3):126-139. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2018-14-126-139
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