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Franke, Joyce (2015)

"so many countries, so many customs": Applying House's TQA Model to Wieringa's Joe Speedboot

Bachelor thesis | Engelse taal en cultuur (BA)
In this paper, I aim to assess the translation quality of Tommy Wieringa’s Joe Speedboot using House’s translation quality model. In translation, the choices a translator makes affect the reader’s response. House’s model for translation quality assessment tests these choices and makes a distinction between an overt and covert translation. An overt translation is ST oriented; cultural specific elements are retained in the TT and it is not directed at the TT readers, whereas a covert translation enjoys the status of an original in the target culture. The model focuses on the lexical, syntactic and textual means used to construct the register of a text. The application of House’s TQA model to Wieringa’s Joe Speedboot will show whether it is covert, overt or an interplay of both.
House
TQA
Translation
Author
Franke, Joyce
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
Translation Studies
Supervisors
Zeven, K.L.
ECTS Credits
10
Language
en