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@article{ART001458547},
author={Lee Young-Ok},
title={How Is the English Dash to Be Translated into Korean?: Problems of Translation between SOV Language and SVO Language},
journal={The Journal of Translation Studies},
issn={1229-795X},
year={2010},
volume={11},
number={2},
pages={173-202},
doi={10.15749/jts.2010.11.2.008}

TY - JOUR
AU - Lee Young-Ok
TI - How Is the English Dash to Be Translated into Korean?: Problems of Translation between SOV Language and SVO Language
JO - The Journal of Translation Studies
PY - 2010
VL - 11
IS - 2
PB - The Korean Association for Translation Studies
SP - 173
EP - 202
SN - 1229-795X
AB - Most of the dash construction used in the English version functions as apposition or as concluding explanation. Though a substantial number of data could not be observed as there are so small examples of dash constructions in these English translations with the Korean version as their source text, the translation pattern is the same. The relatively small number of the dash constructions in the Korean writers' English translation may be used as another evidence that Korean native speakers do not feel so comfortable using the dash construction as the native English writers. This paper has confirmed that there are five representative translation strategies and they reflect the difference in the basic word order as SOV of Korean and SVO of English, and the difference in the accommodation of sentential endings which reflect the social status of the speech participants, which in turn reflects the Korean Confucian culture of collectivism that respects interpersonal relationship. The Korean culture is categorized as high context that omits noncrucial elements in communication with others, especially when the speech partner is a well-known person. This cultural feature is reflected in the language usage and various tactics or strategies should be developed for appropriate translation of English text which reflects the individualistic and low context culture that requires analytic and logical sentence structure.
KW - communication;dash;high context;low context;interpersonal relationship;SOV vs. SVO;translation
DO - 10.15749/jts.2010.11.2.008
ER -

Lee Young-Ok. (2010). How Is the English Dash to Be Translated into Korean?: Problems of Translation between SOV Language and SVO Language. The Journal of Translation Studies, 11(2), 173-202.

Lee Young-Ok. 2010, "How Is the English Dash to Be Translated into Korean?: Problems of Translation between SOV Language and SVO Language", The Journal of Translation Studies, vol.11, no.2 pp.173-202. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2010.11.2.008

Lee Young-Ok "How Is the English Dash to Be Translated into Korean?: Problems of Translation between SOV Language and SVO Language" The Journal of Translation Studies 11.2 pp.173-202 (2010) : 173.

Lee Young-Ok. How Is the English Dash to Be Translated into Korean?: Problems of Translation between SOV Language and SVO Language. 2010; 11(2), 173-202. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2010.11.2.008

Lee Young-Ok. "How Is the English Dash to Be Translated into Korean?: Problems of Translation between SOV Language and SVO Language" The Journal of Translation Studies 11, no.2 (2010) : 173-202.doi: 10.15749/jts.2010.11.2.008

Lee Young-Ok. How Is the English Dash to Be Translated into Korean?: Problems of Translation between SOV Language and SVO Language. The Journal of Translation Studies, 11(2), 173-202. doi: 10.15749/jts.2010.11.2.008

Lee Young-Ok. How Is the English Dash to Be Translated into Korean?: Problems of Translation between SOV Language and SVO Language. The Journal of Translation Studies. 2010; 11(2) 173-202. doi: 10.15749/jts.2010.11.2.008

Lee Young-Ok. How Is the English Dash to Be Translated into Korean?: Problems of Translation between SOV Language and SVO Language. 2010; 11(2), 173-202. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2010.11.2.008

Lee Young-Ok. "How Is the English Dash to Be Translated into Korean?: Problems of Translation between SOV Language and SVO Language" The Journal of Translation Studies 11, no.2 (2010) : 173-202.doi: 10.15749/jts.2010.11.2.008