Manner and Possibilities of Translating the Colloquial and Literary Czech Language into Macedonian Language

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Abstract

How difficult is the task of the translator? Is knowledge of the source and the target language sufficient to deliver quality translation? This study explores these questions through the theories of translation i.e., traductology or “the science of translation “. I also look at the feasibility of the translator to apply these theories in the translation process. Titled “The ways and possibilities of translating the common, colloquial language and literary Czech language into the Macedonian language”, the study looks at the colloquial Czech language, a non-literary spoken form of the Czech literary language, which today is increasingly represented in contemporary Czech prose, and explores if and how it affects the translation of the Macedonian literary language.

The analysis focuses on contemporary novels where the colloquial Czech language prevails and looks at their translations into Macedonian. Examples from the source text are shared as part of the analysis. The phonological form of the literary Czech language is presented under each example of colloquial Czech language, followed by an analysis of its translation into Macedonian literary language. The purpose of this research is to verify how the conversational phonological forms of the colloquial Czech language influence the translation into Macedonian language. The goal of the study is to confirm if the colloquialisms in the source language are carried across into the target language and, if not, to offer more suitable alternatives instead.