Cameroon Proverbs Translation: Investigation on the Obstacles and the Translation Strategies
Authors:MEGAPTCHE MEGAPTCHE YVAN RUDHEL
Open Access
Journal Type:Research Article
Subject:Arts Literature & Linguistics
Subject Field:Applied Linguistics and Translation
Volume:68, Issue: 1, January, 2021
Publish Date:January 19, 2021 7:00 pm
Pages:11-25
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Abstract
The aim of this paper is to investigate on the knowledge Cameroonian translators have about proverb
translation, the difficulties Cameroonian translators encounter during the translation of Cameroon proverbs
and the strategies they use, as well as the motivations that lead the choice of these strategies. Translation
involves changing the cultural, semantical, pragmatical, and syntactical features of a source text (ST) into
another text called the target text (TT). Therefore, the translation of Cameroon proverbs by Cameroonian
translators is not an easy task. This paper uses a qualitative research method to give insights on Cameroon
proverbs translation and opens a room to similar researches that will help build Cameroon proverbs
translation strategy models.