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Drozdova, M. N. ERRATOLOGICAL ASPECT OF METAPHOR RECONSTRUCTION IN TRANSLATIONS OF IVAN TURGENEV’S NOVEL A NOBLEMAN’S NEST. Proceedings of Petrozavodsk State University. 2026;48(7):59–68. DOI: 10.15393/uchz.art.2026.1367
Theoretical, Applied and Comparative Linguistics |
ERRATOLOGICAL ASPECT OF METAPHOR RECONSTRUCTION IN TRANSLATIONS OF IVAN TURGENEV’S NOVEL A NOBLEMAN’S NEST
| Drozdova M. N. | National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University |
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Keywords: erratology translation errors metaphor fiction translation Ivan Turgenev A Nobleman’s Nest English and French languages |
Summary: The article focuses on the erratological aspect of metaphor reconstruction in translations of Ivan Tur-
genev’s novel A Nobleman’s Nest. The transfer of the metaphorical potential of literary texts is recognized as one of the
most significant challenges in the theory and practice of translation, as it requires not only deep linguistic analysis but
also the consideration of extra- and intralinguistic factors. The aim of this study is to identify typical errors made by
translators while reconstructing original metaphors and to determine the linguistic and extralinguistic causes of their
occurrence. During the study, an extensive corpus of empirical data was formed and analyzed, including 378 units of
reconstructed metaphors extracted from nine translated versions of the novel – including six English and three French
ones. Inadequate translation of semantic content and connotative meanings is the most common category of errors
found in metaphor translations. This type of errors, leading to the misperception of a metaphorical subject by readers of
a translated text, is classified as “translation distortion”. The key factors causing errors in transferring metaphors into English and French were identified and systematized. The findings highlight the complexity of interlingual transmission of metaphors and confirm the relevance of erratological analysis for improving the quality of literary translation. |
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