<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper explores various narrative and rhetorical strategies for expressing power relationships in the Slovenian translation of Amitav Ghosh’s novel “The Hungry Tide”. Based on critical discourse analysis and the model of micro- and macrostructural shifts developed by van Leuven-Zwart, the paper provides a classification of the aforementioned strategies based on a pilot study of the source text and its translation into Slovenian. Illustrating the strategies with chosen examples, the paper then discusses the solutions adopted by the translator, focusing on general issues concerning the cultural transfer of relationships characterized by inequality in terms of social power.</p></abstract>

The paper explores various narrative and rhetorical strategies for expressing power relationships in the Slovenian translation of Amitav Ghosh’s novel “The Hungry Tide”. Based on critical discourse analysis and the model of micro- and macrostructural shifts developed by van Leuven-Zwart, the paper provides a classification of the aforementioned strategies based on a pilot study of the source text and its translation into Slovenian. Illustrating the strategies with chosen examples, the paper then discusses the solutions adopted by the translator, focusing on general issues concerning the cultural transfer of relationships characterized by inequality in terms of social power.

Strategies for Expressing Power Relationships in the Slovenian Translation of Amitav Ghosh's Novel the Hungry Tide

Romanian Journal of English Studies

The paper explores various narrative and rhetorical strategies for expressing power relationships in the Slovenian translation of Amitav Ghosh’s novel “The...

Strategies for Expressing Power Relationships in the Slovenian Translation of Amitav Ghosh's Novel the Hungry Tide

Published Online: Feb 22, 2013

Page range: 174 - 180

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2013-0015

Keywords
critical discourse analysis, postcolonial criticism, power relationships, social power

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Strategies for Expressing Power Relationships in the Slovenian Translation of Amitav Ghosh's Novel the Hungry Tide

Published Online: Feb 22, 2013

Page range: 174 - 180

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2013-0015

Keywordscritical discourse analysis, postcolonial criticism, power relationships, social power

This content is open access.

Keywords
critical discourse analysis, postcolonial criticism, power relationships, social power