13. Formality of Address and its Representation of Relationships in Three German Translations of Jane Eyre-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

13. Formality of Address and its Representation of Relationships in Three German Translations of Jane Eyre

Published:2023-11-14 Issue: Volume: Page:636-653
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Frank Mary

Abstract

German uses both a formal second-person personal pronoun and an informal one. The requirement for the translator from English into German to choose either Sie or du where English has only the undifferentiated you will inevitably influence the target-text reader’s perception of the degree of formality of a particular relationship. This essay traces the decisions made by three translators of Jane Eyre into German about Sie and du through the lens of Jane’s interactions with Mrs. Reed, Edward Rochester and St. John Rivers. These decisions encourage target-text readers to engage in a way that the neutral you of the source text does not.

Funder

Arts and Humanities Research Council

Publisher

Open Book Publishers

Link

https://books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp.0319.20.pdf

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