The Sieve of Translation

This case study aims to analyse the difficulties a translator faces when dealing with a text that is built around the representation of oral language. In The Butcher Boy, the Irish author Patrick McCabe uses linguistic characterisation to confer social plausibility to his characters and builds th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boraso, Silvia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari 2018-12-01
Series:Il Tolomeo
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Online Access:http://doi.org/10.30687/Tol/2499-5975/2018/20/017