Retranslation Hypothesis Revisited for The Jungle Book: Time versus Context in Retranslation

Özge Bayraktar Özer

Makale detayları

Retranslation Hypothesis Revisited for The Jungle Book: Time versus Context in Retranslation

Yazarlar:

Özge Bayraktar Özer

Yayıncı:

Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar:

Edebi Çalışmalar

Dergi:

Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Issue Çeviribilim Özel Sayısı, pp.422-440

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001284294

pISSN:

2548-0502

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 Rudyard Kipling was first introduced to Turkish literature with the Turkish translation of his childrens literature work titled The Jungle Book in 1936, which was followed by a good number of retranslations up until today. This study aims to test the main assumptions of the retranslation theory with five different Turkish translations of The Jungle Book. The retranslations were compared with each other, along with the first translation in terms of text-bound and culture-specific items, as well as the historical and contextual background in which the translations were produced. To this end, the study can be divided into two main parts as regards the method adopted. In the first part, a diachronic analysis was conducted with a specific focus on the socio-contextual conditions of the translation periods. In the second part of the study, a synchronic analysis was made to re-test the hypothesis. Based on the comparative examples provided, it was found that there was no linear progression to a more target-oriented approach among the first and retranslations as asserted in the retranslation hypothesis. Instead, contextual factors of the time when the translation was produced and published were found to be more determinant in the translation choices of the translators. The selection of case studies also seems to affect the approval or refusal of the hypothesis in the literature. In this sense, it is suggested to apply both synchronic and diachronic analysis to obtain more reliable findings on the concept and nature of retranslation.

 Rudyard Kipling was first introduced to Turkish literature with the Turkish translation of his childrens literature work titled The Jungle Book in 1936, which was followed by a good number of retranslations up until today. This study aims to test the main assumptions of the retranslation theory with five different Turkish translations of The Jungle Book. The retranslations were compared with each other, along with the first translation in terms of text-bound and culture-specific items, as well as the historical and contextual background in which the translations were produced. To this end, the study can be divided into two main parts as regards the method adopted. In the first part, a diachronic analysis was conducted with a specific focus on the socio-contextual conditions of the translation periods. In the second part of the study, a synchronic analysis was made to re-test the hypothesis. Based on the comparative examples provided, it was found that there was no linear progression to a more target-oriented approach among the first and retranslations as asserted in the retranslation hypothesis. Instead, contextual factors of the time when the translation was produced and published were found to be more determinant in the translation choices of the translators. The selection of case studies also seems to affect the approval or refusal of the hypothesis in the literature. In this sense, it is suggested to apply both synchronic and diachronic analysis to obtain more reliable findings on the concept and nature of retranslation.

 Rudyard Kipling was first introduced to Turkish literature with the Turkish translation of his childrens literature work titled The Jungle Book in 1936, which was followed by a good number of retranslations up until today. This study aims to test the main assumptions of the retranslation theory with five different Turkish translations of The Jungle Book. The retranslations were compared with each other, along with the first translation in terms of text-bound and culture-specific items, as well as the historical and contextual background in which the translations were produced. To this end, the study can be divided into two main parts as regards the method adopted. In the first part, a diachronic analysis was conducted with a specific focus on the socio-contextual conditions of the translation periods. In the second part of the study, a synchronic analysis was made to re-test the hypothesis. Based on the comparative examples provided, it was found that there was no linear progression to a more target-oriented approach among the first and retranslations as asserted in the retranslation hypothesis. Instead, contextual factors of the time when the translation was produced and published were found to be more determinant in the translation choices of the translators. The selection of case studies also seems to affect the approval or refusal of the hypothesis in the literature. In this sense, it is suggested to apply both synchronic and diachronic analysis to obtain more reliable findings on the concept and nature of retranslation.

 Rudyard Kipling Türkçeye ilk olarak bir çocuk edebiyatı eseri olan The Jungle Bookun 1936 yılında yayınlanan çevirisi Cengel Kitabı ile kazandırılmıştır. Söz konusu ilk çeviriyi günümüze kadar pek çok yeniden çeviri takip etmiştir. Bu çalışma, The Jungle Book eserinin beş farklı Türkçe çevirisi üzerinden yeniden çeviri hipotezinin temel varsayımlarını yeniden sınamayı amaçlamaktadır. Yeniden çeviriler hem birbirleriyle hem de ilk çeviriyle metne bağlı ve kültüre özgü unsurlar açısından karşılaştırılmıştır. Bu doğrultuda benimsenen yöntem açısından, çalışma iki kısımdan oluşmaktadır. İlk kısımda, incelenen çevirilerin yayınlandığı dönemlerdeki sosyo-bağlamsal koşulları odağına alan artsüremli bir inceleme yer almaktadır. İkinci kısımda ise yeniden çeviri hipotezini yeniden sınamak üzere eşsüremli incelemeye yer verilmiştir. Sunulan karşılaştırmalı örneklere dayanarak, yeniden çeviri hipotezinde öne sürüldüğü gibi ilk çeviri ve yeniden çeviriler arasında, erek odaklı yaklaşıma yönelik doğrusal bir ilerlemenin bulunmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Bunun yerine, çevirinin üretildiği ve yayımlandığı dönemin bağlamsal faktörlerinin, çevirmenlerin çeviri seçimlerinde daha etkili olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, hipotezin doğrulanması ya da yanlışlanmasında, vaka analizi yöntemindeki örnek metin seçimlerinin de etkili olabileceği gösterilmiştir. Bu bağlamda, yeniden çeviri kavramı ve yapısına ilişkin daha güvenilir bulgular için artsüremli ve eşsüremli incelemenin bütüncül bir anlayışla bir arada yapılması önerilmiştir.

Makale detayları

Retranslation Hypothesis Revisited for The Jungle Book: Time versus Context in Retranslation

Yazarlar:

Özge Bayraktar Özer

Yayıncı:

Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar:

Edebi Çalışmalar

Dergi:

Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Issue Çeviribilim Özel Sayısı, pp.422-440

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001284294

pISSN:

2548-0502

Retranslation hypothesis

diachronic analysis

synchronic analysis

The Jungle Book

retranslation

children’s literature

Turkish translation

Yeniden çeviri hipotezi

artsüremli inceleme

eşsüremli inceleme

The Jungle Book

yeniden çeviri

çocuk edebiyatı

Türkçe çeviri

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Özge Bayraktar Özer

Yayıncı: Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar: Edebi Çalışmalar

Dergi: Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Issue Çeviribilim Özel Sayısı, pp.422-440

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 2/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001284294

pISSN: 2548-0502

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Özge Bayraktar Özer

Yayıncı:

Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar:

Edebi Çalışmalar

Dergi:

Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Issue Çeviribilim Özel Sayısı, pp.422-440

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001284294

pISSN:

2548-0502