The techniques employed in bridging gaps in translation of cultural terms: A case of Gurkha's Daughter
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The present work entitled The Techniques Employed in Bridging Gaps in Translation of Cultural Terms: A Case of Gurkha's Daughter has been carried out to find the techniques and frequency of those techniques of translation of cultural terms. The main purpose of this study was to identify and categorize the basic features of cultural elements and point out the techniques and their frequencies .This study was based on the survey research design. The study is solely based on the secondary source of data and data were collected by using non-random judgmental sampling procedure. The data were analyzed and interpreted by using simple statistical tool like percentage and were presented in the tables.In this study 50 cultural terms were identified and those terms were categorized into five categories as ecology, material culture, social culture, religious culture and gestures and habits. Findings of the study show that ten different techniques were found to have been employed in translating cultural terms. Among different techniques literal translation was the most frequent one and addition, couplet and deletion were the least used in the translation of total cultural terms.
This study consists of five chapters. The first chapter deals with background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study and operational definition of the key terms. The second chapter consists ofthe review of theoretical literature, review of the empirical literature related to this study, implications of the review for the study and conceptual framework. The third chapter consists of design and methods of the study, populations, sample and sampling strategy, study area/field, data collection tools and techniques, data collection procedures and data analysis and interpretation procedures. The fourth chapter presents the analysis and interpretation of results and summary/discussion of findings. Finally, the fifth chapter includes the conclusion and recommendations of the study followed by references and appendices.