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The Translation of Humor; Who Says it Can’t Be Done?

  • Leibold A
Meta: Journal des traducteurs (2012) 34(1) 109
DOI: 10.7202/003459ar
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Abstract

Some specific difficulties encountered in the translation of humorous writing are discussed. Examples are drawn from an ongoing project involving translation of a detective novel by Frederic Dard from the French. Various kinds of word play encountered in the text are discussed. B. Annesser Murray

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Leibold, A. (2012). The Translation of Humor; Who Says it Can’t Be Done? Meta: Journal Des Traducteurs, 34(1), 109. https://doi.org/10.7202/003459ar

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