Episode 004: Translating Idioms & Proverbs

12/03/18 • 27 min

A discussion of the challenges and opportunities in translating idioms and proverbs across languages and cultures, with examples from across the globe.

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A discussion of the challenges and opportunities in translating idioms and proverbs across languages and cultures, with examples from across the globe.

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Episode 003: Dialects in Translation

A discussion of the problems presented by dialects to the translator, with examples covering Flannery O'Connor, Aristophanes, and Mark Twain.

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Episode 005: Translation as Scholarship

A discussion of the way translation and translators have been historically undervalued, and the changing status of translation in academia, especially for tenure and promotion.

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