Imagery in Translation

EXERCISES FOR TRANSLATION-2

• Identify special formulas of time and space inthe tale
and reconstruct them in Russian with their narrativefunctions.

• Study the names in the story and choose the way totrans­
form them into Russian.

• Study the sacred symbols in the story and look for their
substitutes in Russian.

• Study the style of the tale and identify specificfeatures
of the syntax and vocabulary. See what needs transforming in
Russian and choose the appropriate techniques.

• Think of how a century-old legend should sound inRus­
sian to preserve its ancient flavour.

• Originally the tale was a chant, and some ofthe chanting
rhythm can still be traced in the text. Try to reconstruct therhythm
and find an appropriate pattern in Russian.

• Translate the story and discuss the result.

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Imagery in Translation

FOLKLORE UNIT 2:

TRANSLATING NATIVE AMERICAN FOLKLORE INTO R USSIAN