LINGUIST List 12.2496

Mon Oct 8 2001

Qs: Flemish/Dutch Differences, "Self-translation"

Editor for this issue: Karen Milligan <karenlinguistlist.org>

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1. Arthur Thomas, Flemish and Dutch
2. chiarau2libero.it, self translation and script translation

I am doing a detailed study of the differences between Dutch and 
Flemish. Very little seems to be available.

I have printed Linguist List 7.1316, and I have found one other brief 
list of differences. I have a CD Rom called '101 Languages', by 
Transparent Co, which does separate Dutch and Flemish dialogs. The 
latter is perhaps the most useful.

But I want more lists of differences, especially a Dutch - Flemish 
'dictionary', akin to the type of British English to US English lists 
available. They *must* exist, either online or offline.

I am also at mmhthomastalk21.com as well as at this address.


M. H. Thomas, England.

Hi!

I'm a translation student from Italy and I'm writing my PHD on my
translation of a short movie script I wrote. I've done some research
on the topic self- translation and I've only found something about
Nabokov's translation of Lolita, Beckett's variuos
self-translation... but nothing GENERAL about the topic. This is what
I'm looking for: articles about the theory of self- translation,
differences with "normal" translation, intentionality in translating
one's own work, this sort of thing. I'm also trying to show that
transalting a non-filmed script is quite like translating for the
theatre (except for obvious setting differences).

Thanks to anyone who can give me advice on the topic.
Chiara