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        Translating Text World-Specific Elements: Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl

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        2018
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        Bouwman, F.E.H.
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        This MA thesis discusses translation difficulties found in Paolo Bacigalupi’s science fiction novel The Windup Girl, in particular those which are caused by its nova. From a translation-oriented point of view, the investigation focusses on the novel’s text world-specific elements (TWSEs). Through a discussion of the possible and desirable ways of translating these elements, a translation strategy is proposed. As a test-case, two passages from the novel are translated into Dutch using this strategy. The conclusion reflects on the desirability of the proposed translation strategy and suggests further research.
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