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A Descriptive Study on the Translation of Wordplays In Subtitles of the Tv Serial How I Met Your Mother
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2019)KALENDER, Derya. A Descriptive Study on the Translation of Wordplays in Subtitles of TV Serial How I Met Your Mother, Master’s Thesis, Ankara, 2019. This thesis aims to analyse the problematic nature of one of the humor ... -
Evaluation of Adaptation Training Provided by the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization: Patient Guides within the Context of Healthcare Interpreting Training in Turkey
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2019)Communication barriers and cultural differences are significant problems for people moving to a new society and encountering many challenges in getting access to public services. Especially a displaced population experience ... -
Analysis of the Culture Specific Items in the English Translations of Orhan Kemal’s Baba Evi, Avare Yillar and Cemile
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2019)Culture is an indispensable component of literature and language. Literary works are the pieces which are full of culture related elements and reflect a society’s cultural assets. Since a language itself is a cultural ... -
The Validity of Translation Items in English Language Proficiency Exams in Turkey
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2019)While using translation items for measuring language proficiency is not common in language testing in the world (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS) such items are commonly used in Turkey. In the two standardized language proficiency exams, ... -
A Comparative Analysis of Culture-Specific Items in the English Translations of Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar’s Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2019)Translation involves not only two different languages but also two different cultures. It acts as a means of mediation bridging linguistic and cultural differences. Translation, therefore, cannot be thought in isolation ... -
Translating Animated Musical Films: An Analysis of the Turkish Translation of Corpse Bride
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2019)Owing to the advances in technology, animated films have a significant part within the film industry. Although most of them are intended for children, some animated movies can be enjoyed by the whole family. To make it ... -
Translating the Self-Translation: A Study of Selective Turkish Translations of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2019)Translation is perceived as a process of transferring a message from ST to TT. This process may be written or verbal or even intersemiotic. The general concept is that the creator of the ST and the creator of the TT (the ... -
A Comparative Study on the Paratextual Elements ın the Translations of Edgar Allan Poe’s Short Story Compilations
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2019)As a common value belonging to humanity, cultural heritage is obtained by local attainments and literature paves the way for individuals to share them, to exchange information, in brief, to interact universally. Therefore, ... -
Imageries of Horror in Literary Translation: The Turkish Translations of Clive Barker's The Books of Blood Volume I
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2019)Horror fiction occupies a significant place in Western literature, although it is not historically canonical. It has maintained its popularity since the emergence of the Gothic novel in the eighteenth century. With relatively ... -
Analysis On The Two Turkish Translations Of John Grisham's The Pelican Brief With Regard To Domestication And Foreignization
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2019)ABSTRACT ÖZELSANCAK, Mehmet Onur. Analysis On The Two Turkish Translations Of John Grisham's The Pelican Brief with regard to Domestication And Foreignization, Master's Thesis, Ankara, 2019. This study seeks to ... -
Africanization Or De-Africanization: A Descriptive Study on Turkish Translations of Alan Paton’s Cry, The Beloved Country
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2019)Representation of culture is considerably important in postcolonial texts. Through this representation, postcolonial authors reach their aim to create a cultural identity and resist hegemonic cultures. To investigate the ... -
Translating Food Items in Children's Literature: A Case Study on Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants Series
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2019)Being one of the most prevalent components of children’s literature, food items are often symbolic and they can play various roles and can be used for different purposes in literary works for children. Therefore, translating ... -
Translation of Medical Terms in Light of Vinay and Darbelnet’s Translation Procedures: A Case Study on Medical Thrillers the Apprentice and the Sinner by Tess Gerritsen
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2019-06-27)The history of medicine dates back to ancient civilisations and the field of medicine has always been valued greatly. Each civilisation or community has developed their own methods, procedures, or remedies to overcome ... -
A Comparative Analysis of the Challenges Encountered in Literary and Audiovisual Translation of Science Fiction: A Case Study on Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2019)The genre of science fiction has relatively been very popular in literary and audiovisual fields in recent years. However, the academic literature related to the science fiction genre is rich in terms of the number of ... -
In Between Children’s Literature and Adult Literature: An Analysis of Translational Style in the Turkish Translation of Norton Juster’s The Phantom Tollbooth as an Ambivalent Text
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2019-05-08)Defining children’s literature has long been a challenging issue due to the peripheral position it assumes and constraints set by literary agents such as writers, translators, publishing houses, editors and critics within ... -
A Descriptive Study On Subtitling for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2018)ABSTRACT ABACI, Alev. A Descriptive Study on Subtitling for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Master’s Thesis, Ankara, 2018. The aim of this thesis is to explore the practice of subtitling for the deaf and hard of hearing ... -
A Comparative and Descriptive Analysis of the Turkish Translations of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Within the Context of Children's Literature
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2018)The translation of children’s literature was relegated to a secondary position and widely ignored by scholars, publishers, and academic institutions for years, however scholarly interest in children’s literature has grown ... -
A Comparative Study of the Two English Translations of Orhan Pamuk's Kara Kitap from Berman's Stylistic Perspective
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2018)Style is a constitution of conscious or unconscious choice of langugae set by the writer in a specific literary work. It has certain unique characteristics that reflect the witer’s intentions and it is closely related to ... -
The Effect of Translation on Gaining Symbolic Capital for Publishing Houses: A Case Study on Ayrıntı Yayınları's Publishing Strategy in Ağır Kitaplar Series
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2018)This descriptive and explanatory study analyzes the effect of translation on gaining symbolic capital, one of the most striking notions suggested by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, for publishing houses as agents with a case ... -
Analysis of the Culture-Specific Items in the English Translation of Sait Faik Abasıyanık’s Short Stories within the Framework of the TEDA Project
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2018)One of the primary purposes of translation is to promote communication among different cultures. Yet, cultural differences may influence the choices of translators and culture-specific items may becloud the translation ...
