Open AccessTranslating Proper Names: a Functionalist Approach
Author(s) -
Anastasia Parianou
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
names
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1756-2279
pISSN - 0027-7738
DOI - 10.1179/nam.2007.55.4.407
Subject(s) - typology , linguistics , german , proper noun , onomastics , functionalism (philosophy of mind) , translation (biology) , computer science , natural language processing , history , psychology , cognitive science , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , archaeology , messenger rna , gene
Proper names create special problems for translators. A typology of proper names is presented and their use in aesthetic-expressive and informative texts is discussed. Some of the major problems faced by translators are considered with examples from English, German, French, and Greek. Some suggestions for translation considering the communicative-functional roles of proper names are given.