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Figures of speech in non-literary translations
Mazancová, Zuzana ; Králová, Jana (advisor) ; Eichl, Radek (referee)
The present thesis deals with figures of speech in non-literary texts and with the problems connected to their translation. The first part is dedicated to the theoretical description of figures of speech. First we deal with their definition according to the Czech and Spanish terminology and next we proceed to the figures that can be expected in popular science texts. We deal mainly with metaphors, their classification and opinions of translation scientists about the possibilities of their translation; but we mention also simile, metonymy and synecdoche. The second chapter is dedicated to popular science texts, to the problems connected to their translation, to the presence of metaphors in this type of texts and to their translation. In the second part we describe the analysed texts and the methods used in our work; the third part deals with the results of our analysis. During our analysis we found the same amount of figures of speech in both languages. Metaphors predominate in both languages, but while in Czech they represent the absolute majority of all figures, in Spanish they represent only a half of all the examples. Personification also appears many times in Spanish texts, but in Czech texts it doesn't appear in such a large measure. Metonymy, synecdoche and rhetorical question are represented...
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Proper Names as a Potential Indicator of "Strangeness" in Translation of Non-literary Texts
Bičíková, Romana ; Králová, Jana (advisor) ; Hoffmannová, Jana (referee)
The subject of this thesis is proper names in Czech and Spanish language and proper names in translation from Spanish into Czech. The theoretical part of the thesis comprises of an overview of the current state of investigation in the field both in Czech and in Spanish. In Czech linguistics, onomastics is a comparatively developed discipline. In Spanish, it is mostly grammatical manuals that deal with proper names. In both languages, authors tend to agree on the definition and classification of proper names into anthroponyms, toponyms and chrematonyms; however, Spanish authors usually do not separate chrematonyms as a category under such name. Furthermore, nobody has yet defined or classified the functions of proper names in Spanish language (an action which has already been done for the Czech language). Opinions on the translation of proper names differ to a large degree. Authors recognize proper names as polyfunctional units and agree that their translation (or non-translation) is in large measure conditioned by norms and specific historically conditioned conventions; by the function of the text, text type and genre; by the relationship of the working languages and so on. Authors also suggest their own set of strategies which can be used in the transfer of proper names from one language into...
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Annotated translation:Villar Raso, M., Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana. Madrid 1977
Trägerová, Lucie ; Králová, Jana (advisor) ; Obdržálková, Vanda (referee)
The purpose of this bachelor thesis is to provide a translation and a commentary of a number of chapters from "Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana", written by the Spanish author Manuel Villar Raso. The first part of the translation commentary will contain a stylistic analysis of the translated text, the second will focus on grammar, syntax and vocabulary used in the original text. The third part will outline the typology of problems that we came across during the translation process. Our main focus is to provide the Czech reader with the most functional translation of the original possible, keeping all stylistic and grammatical norms. The original text can be found in the annex. Key words: translation, translation analysis, stylistics, grammar, syntax, lexical analysis, translation problem
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Expression on interpropsitional relationships inthe translation of art historical texts
Procházková, Vendula ; Králová, Jana (advisor) ; Eichl, Radek (referee)
The author of this paper focuses on the transfer of interpropositional relations in the translation process of art- historical texts from Spanish into Czech language. When analysing the real, synchronic and representative texts, she applies the descriptive-contrastive approach using both qualitative and quantitative descriptive methods. The emphasis is placed on the genre conventions, interpreted as a determining factor of the compactness of the expression. El objetivo que la autora persigue con este trabajo es el análisis de los medios de expresión de las proposiciones, así como el estudio de los modos en que las relaciones interprosicionales toman cuerpo en ambos idiomas, el checo y el español. Para este fin, la autora aplica método tanto cualitativos como cuantitativos y trabaja con textos reales, sincrónicos y representativos con el objetivo de describir y comparar dichos fenómenos sintáctico-semánticos en ambos idiomas. Consciente de que las convenciones del género influyen sobre la sintaxis, se enfoca exclusivamente en textos pertenecientes al género que denomina bajo el término "catálogo de exposición", relacionándolo únicamente con textos de contenido histórico-artístico. Su hipótesis se basa en las conclusiones a las que llegaron los autores de las tesinas que, desde 2000, han sido defendidas en el...
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Ideology, censorship, indirect translations and non-translation: Czech literature in 20th -century Portugal
Špirk, Jaroslav ; Králová, Jana (advisor) ; Seruya, Teresa Maria Menano (referee) ; Mánek, Bohuslav (referee)
The present doctoral thesis investigates book translations of Czech and Slovak literature into European Portuguese in 20th -century Portugal. The Introduction gives reasons for choosing the topic, argues for its relevance and outlines the structure of the thesis. It defines the main research question, 'What was the presence of Czech literature translated into European Portuguese in 20th -century Portugal?', and formulates the hypothesis to be tested: 'The translations of Czech literature in 20th century Portugal exhibited a tendency, a pattern.' Chapter 1 attempts to operationalise seven theoretical issues pertinent to Translation Studies in general: (1) ideology, (2) censorship, (3) indirect translations, (4) non- translation, (5) canon and world literature, (6) paratexts, and (7) medium-sized lingua- & socio-cultures. Chapter 2 delineates the research subject, discusses the most important types of sources and materials used and presents the methodology. The principal research subject is defined as translations of Czech fiction into European Portuguese published in book form in Portugal in the 20th century. Seminal works by J. Levý and A. Popovič are introduced, discussing the methodology most apposite to analysing the material found. Chapter 3 provides a general historical, political and cultural...
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Annotated translation of the book La Doma Vaquera: del campo a las pista de consurso by García Ráfolos, j.Barcelona: Editorial Hispano Europea, 2008
Kuncová, Kateřina ; Králová, Jana (advisor) ; Obdržálková, Vanda (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to present a functionally equivalent translation of five chapters from a book about Spanish equitation. This book was primarily aimed to Spanish readers with at least basic knowledge about the topic and about Spanish history, traditions and culture. The thesis consists of two parts: the proper text of the translation, and the following commentary which focuses first on the analysis of the original text and problematic areas which we find while translating the text, and second on strategies and shifts used for solving all of the translation problems. Each of these strategies goes with illustrations from both the original and the translated text. There is a copy of the original text and respective photos attached in the appendix.
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Figures of speech in translation contemporary venezuelan press with focus on Jan Rudolf Slabý
Tesárková, Lenka ; Králová, Jana (advisor) ; Eichl, Radek (referee)
Rigorous work called "Rhetorical figures in translations of contemporary Venezuelan journalism with focus on Jan Rudolf Slabý" concentrate on analysis of journalistic texts with accent on rhetorical figures (especially metaphor and metonymy). First part of the work deals with theoretical analysis of Czech and Spanish terminology in the field of rhetorical figures, definition of populism from the point of view of political science, specific language used by politicians and also different methods for translation of rhetorical figures from Czech to Spanish. Second part is based on empiric study which analyzes texts of Spanish lecture called "El Libertador Simon Bolívar y su papel en la revolución emancipadora de la América Espaňola (1930) "and its translation to Czech by means of modern statistic methods. Second text used for comparison is the magazine 8 Estrellas published by the Embassy of Venezuela in the Czech Republic. On the basis of analyzing the same sample of journalistic texts in Czech and Spanish are compared types and frequency of rhetorical figures with focus on their function in populist oriented texts. During the research were used modern statistical methods as modus, median and arithmetic mean etc. The work was extended also by the curriculum of the famous Czech translator Jan Rudolf...
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