On Translating for Children: A Finnish Point of View.

Oittinen, Riitta

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Publication Date: 1989

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On Translating for Children: A Finnish Point of View.

Oittinen, Riitta

Early Child Development and Care, v48 p29-37 Jul 1989

Makes a case for dialogic translation, a process in which the translator anticipates the response of the child reader, listens to the reader, and reaches out to the child. This process contrasts with the view that the only way to translate well is to reproduce the original text as faithfully as possible. (NH)

Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Communication Problems, Expressive Language, Language Styles, Reader Response, Translation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Finland

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