Comment rendre les sens du “N-word” ? L’exemple de la traduction française de A Time To Kill de John Grisham

This paper addresses the N-word and its translations. The first problem is how to interpret the connotations of this sign, which are highly variable both on the diachronic level and the synchronic level. A study based on the French translation of the novel A Time to Kill (1989), by John Grisham, w...

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1. Verfasser: Wecksteen-Quinio, Corinne
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Sprache:Français
Veröffentlicht: 2023
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Zusammenfassung:This paper addresses the N-word and its translations. The first problem is how to interpret the connotations of this sign, which are highly variable both on the diachronic level and the synchronic level. A study based on the French translation of the novel A Time to Kill (1989), by John Grisham, will show that there are various solutions and that the choices made by the translator depend on several different factors.