Vol. 5/2009 - Facultatea de Litere

Translation Studies: Retrospective and Prospective Views ISSN 2065-3514
(2009) Year II, Issue 5
Galaţi University Press
Editors: Elena Croitoru & Floriana Popescu
Proceedings of the 4th Conference Translation Studies: Retrospective and Prospective Views
8-9 October 2009, “Dunărea de Jos” University, Galaţi, ROMÂNIA
pp. 148-153
ABSTRACTS
Eugenia ALAMAN, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galaţi, ROMANIA
L’identification et la traduction de l’imparfait contrefactuel
As a rule, studies concerning tense and aspect as well as the function of the French imperfect –
counterfactual, of politeness, of free indirect style, or of rupture – deserve closer attention. One reason
for that is the risk of adding a mechanical label to the counterfactual imperfect, entailing thus
mistaken interpretations or effects.
Key words: anaphoric tense, past tense of immediacy, temporal significance, past tense of rupture
Oana CENAC, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galaţi, ROMANIA
On Some Difficulties in Translating from English into Romanian
With this paper, we shall discuss the translator `s task and the difficulties he has to cope with in the
process of finding the best possible translation for a text from a source language into a target
language. Moreover, the translator should have a keen insight into the two cultural contexts, and that
he requires a thorough knowledge not only of the two languages involved but also of the cultures
behind them.
Key words: competence, equivalence, interpretation, objective, subjective
Mădălina CERBAN, University of Craiova, ROMANIA
Types of References – Achieving Cohesion by Creating Links between Elements
The paper discusses types of references within the systemic functional framework. Reference is a
relationship between things or facts, and it may be established at various distances in texts, and,
although it usually serves to relate single elements that have a function within the clause, it can also
turn any passage of text into a clause participant. In this paper we discuss the main two types of
references: exophoric which points outwards to the environment and endophoric which points
inwards to the text, emphasizing the idea that both types of references have the function of showing
how the message fits into context, acting as cohesive elements.
Key words: cohesion, reference, exophora, endophora, co-reference
Cristina CHIFANE, “Dunǎrea de Jos” University of Galaţi, ROMANIA
The Systemic Interpretation of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997)
and Stephenie Meyer's Twilight (2005)
Language has undoubtedly a multi-layered structure. When rendering a certain text from the source
language into the target language, any professional translator should take into consideration the
organization of language as a system and be constantly aware of all its levels (phonetic, phonological,
morphological, syntactical, lexical and stylistic).
The present study highlights the importance of systemic interpretation in the translation process of
two famous novels dedicated to adolescents, J.K.Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's
Stone (1997) and Stephenie Meyer's Twilight (2005). Analysing the inner mechanisms functioning at
different linguistic levels will help the translator decipher the intention behind words and thus
provide the best equivalent.
Key words: linguistic levels, stratification, intonation, synonymy, figures of speech, symbolism
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