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<p>Translators faced unusual and surprising linguistic challenges in keeping the original element of the J. K. Rowling’s style in the Harry Potter series. Our paper focuses on the impact of the British writer’s story by highlighting the subtle puns and hidden clues in her made-up words that have gone “beyond the book” and even leapt into the Oxford English Dictionary.</p>
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Translators faced unusual and surprising linguistic challenges in keeping the original element of the J. K. Rowling’s style in the Harry Potter series. Our paper focuses on the impact of the British writer’s story by highlighting the subtle puns and hidden clues in her made-up words that have gone “beyond the book” and even leapt into the Oxford English Dictionary.

J.K. Rowling’s Linguistic Innovations – Translation Impact and Sustainability

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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Translators faced unusual and surprising linguistic challenges in keeping the original element of the J. K. Rowling’s style in the Harry Potter series. Our...

J.K. Rowling’s Linguistic Innovations – Translation Impact and Sustainability

Publié en ligne: 26 déc. 2021

Pages: 145 - 152

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2021-0014

Mots clés
blend, difficulties, etymology, innovation, translation

© 2021 Daniel Leotescu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

J.K. Rowling’s Linguistic Innovations – Translation Impact and Sustainability

Publié en ligne: 26 déc. 2021

Pages: 145 - 152

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2021-0014

Mots clésblend, difficulties, etymology, innovation, translation

© 2021 Daniel Leotescu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
blend, difficulties, etymology, innovation, translation