Culture Bumps Empirical App: An Empirical Approach to the Translation of Allusions

This book discusses culture bumps, meaning puzzling or impenetrable wordings which are the result of literal translations of allusions, and how to deal with a culture-specific, source-text allusion in such a way that readers of the target text can understand the function and meaning of the allusive passage.

• | Author: Ritva Leppihalme
• | Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• | Publication Date: Oct 15, 1997
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1853593737
• | ISBN-13: 9781853593734