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This thesis focuses on the way in which slanguage, treated as a way of characterization, is rendered in the Lithuanian translation of Marian Keyes’s chick lit novel Anybody Out There (2006) by Regina Šeškuvienė (2007). The main characters in the novel are women who use slang words and swear words in different situations both at work and their personal lives. In this respect, these women are different from traditional heroines of the romance who tend to use language in a traditionally feminine way, i.e. their language is polite and suited to reflect their impeccably feminine character. Swear words for heroines of chick lit serve as a means to express their oftentimes excessive and not always socially approved emotions and attitudes. The use of proper and specific slang helps them to make their conversations sound informal, to show familiarity and friendliness and to speak about uncomfortable issues such as sexual orientation or drug addiction. Slanguage becomes a significant means of characterization in Anybody Out There. Therefore, the aim of this thesis is to analyse how the use of language by female characters reveals their character in the source text and in the target text and how slanguage as a means of characterization functions in the Lithuanian translation of the novel. The thesis consists of two main parts, theoretical and analytical. The material and the aim of the thesis are presented in the introduction. Chapter two presents the theoretical background of the... [to full text] / Šiame darbe nagrinėjamos slengo kalbos kaip charakterizavimo priemonės vertimo strategijos airių rašytojos Marian Keyes „chick lit“ romano „Ar ten kas nors yra?“ („Anybody Out There“, 2006 m.) lietuviškame vertime. „Ar ten kas nors yra?“ 2007 m. į lietuvių kalbą išvertė vertėja Regina Šeškuvienė. Pagrindinės romano herojės yra moterys, kurios įvairiose gyvenimo situacijose vartoja slengo žodžius ir keiksmažodžius. Šiuo aspektu jos yra nutolusios nuo tradicinių romano herojų, kurios vartojo gražią, taisyklingą kalbą. „Chick lit“ žanro moterims keiksmažodžiai yra būdas išreikšti savo požiūrį, jausmus ir emocijas. Paprasto ir specifinio slengo žodžių vartojimas joms padeda išvengti formalumo pokalbiuose, parodyti draugiškumą, familiarumą bei leidžia nevaržomai kalbėti tokiomis nepatogiomis temomis kaip seksualinė orientacija ar priklausomybė narkotikams. Slengo kalba romane „Ar ten kas nors yra?“ tampa svarbia herojų charakterizavimo priemone, todėl šio darbo tikslas – išanalizuoti, kaip romano herojų kalba atskleidžia jų charakterį originaliame tekste ir vertime. Šį darbą sudaro dvi pagrindinės dalys – teorinė ir praktinė analizės. Darbo tyrimo medžiaga ir tikslas yra pristatomi įžangoje. Antrą teorinės dalies skyrių sudaro keturi poskyriai, kuriuose aptariama slengo kilmė, apibrėžimas, slengui būdingi požymiai, slengo funkcijos ir slengo kalbos klasifikacija. Šiame skyriuje taip pat yra apžvelgiamos slengo kalbos vertimo problemos ir vertimo strategijos. Trečiame skyriuje... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]

This essay examines Marian Keyes's views on love, happiness, setbacks and unfaithfulness which are common themes in her novels. These themes are discussed in Keyes's chick lit novels "Watermelon" and "Lucy Sullivan is getting married". Some background information about this genre is also presented. Finally, it becomes evident that Marian Keyes has used a lot of her own experiences when writing these novels, in terms of love, happiness and obstacles in finding love and happiness. / <p>Validerat; 20101217 (root)</p>

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Edna O'Brien and Marian Keyes are two sexually candid female writers. They are both from Ireland and their novels have caused many spectacular headlines over the years. These female authors have been greatly acclaimed, but also sharply criticised for their outspoken way of writing. However they have enjoyed huge success and their novels have been read by many people. This essay will focus on two of the many novels written by these Irish authors: The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien and Anybody Out There? by Marian Keyes. In the following essay I will focus on Irish women represented in the novels of Keyes and O'Brien, and their relation to men but also to their daughters. In these novels, women are forced into strict gender roles, very different from those of men. Still, even though the older women in the novels are trapped in their roles, they encourage their daughters to develop and grow beyond such roles. I would argue that the novels and also the feminist actions that still occur in Ireland are built upon a long time of subordination for women, and also from the twisted structure in many of the Irish men-women-relationships. I would argue that the rules and roles created in historical Ireland, have formed an inequality between the sexes that still exists.