title: The value frames of culture and the problem of translation equivalence: O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi and its Russian translation
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metadata.value: Tolochin, Igor V.
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metadata.value: Filatov, Andrei S.
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metadata.value: 2022-08-10T16:58:32Z
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metadata.value: 2022-08-10T16:58:32Z
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metadata.value: 2022-03
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metadata.value: Tolochin I. V., Filatov A. S. The value frames of culture and the problem of translation equivalence: O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi and its Russian translation. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Language and Literature. 2022, 19 (1): 149–168.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu09.2022.108
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/37324
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metadata.value: This article discusses the problem of functional equivalence in a literary text translation.
  A strong case is made for what the article proposes to consider reconstructive reading as the
  basic method for approaching a literary text in order to translate it. We analyze the Russian translation of O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi, which has become part of the canon in Russian
  culture. The article defines and exemplifies the mechanism of reconstructive reading, demonstrating
  how identifying the points of contrast between certain phrases in the text and the
  relevant value frames allows to recreate the patterns of meaning in the narrative. This serves as
  the basis for understanding the function of every word in the text and for clearly experiencing
  the fullness of its expressive potential. Moreover, the article demonstrates how the translation
  of O. Henry’s story loses any meaningful connection to the original, distorting and trivializing
  it. The reason for this failure is identified as the lack of attention to the key elements in
  the original text, which establish the contrasting relationship between the text and the clearly
  marked value frames. We stress that the well-established mistranslation of the original text has
  forced Russian literary critics to come up with erroneous interpretations of that short story.
  The conclusion points out the significance of practicing reconstructive reading as a prerequisite
  for translation in order to avoid creating translations that may create misunderstandings
  between cultures.
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metadata.value: The study is supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project number 20-312-90014).
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metadata.value: ru
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Language and Literature;Volume 19; Issue 1
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: translation
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: reconstructive reading
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: value judgment
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: frame semantics
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: value conflict
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: The value frames of culture and the problem of translation equivalence: O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi and its Russian translation
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metadata.value: Article
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