Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/26237
Title: | Keep to the local or aim for the global? Issues at the borders of a minority language |
Authors: | Vassallo, Clare |
Keywords: | Translating and interpreting Language, Universal Maltese language Linguistic minorities |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
Publisher: | Carocci Editore |
Citation: | Vassallo, C. (2013). Keep to the local or aim for the global? Issues at the borders of a minority language. Textus, 2013(3), 35-56. |
Abstract: | This paper takes a look at the paradoxical situation faced by writers of minority languages in countries in which English is a strong second language. The choice of whether to write in Maltese for a very small readership, to write directly in English giving the language a local flavour, or to rely on translation is based on a range of considerations examined here. Language choice and issues of post-colonial identity played a strong role in the last decades of the 20th century, however these considerations seem to have been left behind as recent writing embraces a bilingual strategy that reflects actual language use and code-switching practices. This new style, in line with international trends, poses its own set of problems when it comes to translation into English. Perhaps collaborative re-writing rather than translation which creates a similar but not identical text is the only possible solution. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/26237 |
ISSN: | 18243967 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacArtTTI |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Keep to the Local or Aim for the Global-- Issues at the Borders of a Minority Lanaguge.pdf | 5.62 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Items in OAR@UM are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.