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The translation of cultural references and wordplays in advertising slogans Cover

The translation of cultural references and wordplays in advertising slogans

Open Access
|Feb 2024

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyze how French cultural allusions and wordplays in advertising slogans can be transposed into Romanian. Drawing on a series of concepts and theoretical observations concerning the field of advertising translation, we will outline the difficulties, the constraints, and the main strategies involved in this particular kind of translation. Secondly, we would like to analyze some concrete examples of advertising campaigns initiated in France and exported to Romania. Thirdly, we will examine the translation/localization of the advertising slogans into Romanian and we will discuss the solutions found by the translators to overcome the linguistic and the cultural difficulties raised by the translation process.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tran-2023-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2734-6188 | Journal ISSN: 2067-2705
Language: English
Page range: 71 - 83
Published on: Feb 16, 2024
Published by: West University of Timisoara
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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