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Browsing URCL 2016 by Subject "culture"

Browsing URCL 2016 by Subject "culture"

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  • Cultural Issues Regarding the Translation of Dramatic Texts 
    Bandara, W.A.A.I.; Ranasinghe, J.K.D.P.; de Silva, T.P.M. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    A drama is a composition in verse or phrase intended to portray life or character or to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions through actions and dialogues. A drama is typically designed for theoretical ...
  • Effectiveness of the Use of Dialects in Literary Translation (With Special Reference to the Sinhalese Translation of Earnest Hemingway's "Old Man and the Sea") 
    Shavoni, D.P.N.; de Alwis, K.K.L. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Dialects play an indispensable role in an effective translation. A dialect is a form of a language unique to a particular region or a social group. These social dialects spawn according to the social boundaries like ...
  • Issues of Subtitling Faced by the Translator and the Audience 
    Jayasinghe, S.; Egodage, W. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Subtitling is a prevalent method used to translate foreign dialogues of a movie or television program to be usually displayed at the bottom of the screen. Viewers are generally well motivated to understand what is shown ...
  • A Linguistic Study on the Impact of Facebook on the Sinhalese Language 
    Samudra, D.W.B. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    One of the current trends in the modem society is the frequent use of Facebook and it is being used almost everywhere in the world. Using Facebook is very much popular among Sinhalese speakers as well. Being a popular ...
  • A Study on the Problems Occurred in Novel Translation 
    Sanjaya, G.; Senaratne, T.; Thathsarani, U. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Translation is the comprehension of the meaning of the text and the subsequent production on an equivalent text that communicates the same message in another language. In this translation process translators definitely ...
  • A Study on Translating Idioms from English to Sinhalese 
    Nanayakkara, A.; Nagodawithana, A.; Madhusanka, C. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Every language has its peculiar turns of expression. The peculiar uses of particular words and phrases which have become stereotyped by usage are known as the idioms of a language. It is generally agreed that idiomatic ...

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