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Analysis of the ‘harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone’ Proper Names Rendering in Ukrainian Translation

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The aim of the research is to analyse the main methods of proper names of the novel “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone” rendering in Ukrainian translation performed by Viktor Morozov; to evaluate the translation transformations used in the process of proper names translation. The main results are obtained applying the following methods: general scientific (analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction), descriptive and classification methods, comparative and contextual analysis, statistical method. The authors research the methods used by V. Morozov to convey the anthroponyms, toponyms, zoonyms, ergonyms, chrematonyms in order to find out how well the original meanings and cultural realias are preserved. Particular attention is paid to cases where the translator uses transcription, transliteration, calquing or adaptation, and the impact of these methods on the perception of the work by the Ukrainian reader is analysed.

Source: Academia Polonica.

DOI: 10.23856/6813

Authors: Svitlana Ostapenko, Daria Lishchyshyna

Institutions: Kryvyi Rih National University, Donetsk National University of Economics and Trade named after Mykhailo Tugan-Baranovsky

Language: English

Topic: Translation Studies and Practices

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4410213491

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