This thesis is focused on testing the so-called unique items hypothesis on Czech language data. Supposed Czech unique items were chosen from lexical units, word-formation phenomena, syntactic structures and language use phenomena. Their frequency in a comparable monolingual corpus of contemporary Czech was established and the differences in frequency were statistically tested. This quantitative research was accompanied by a qualitative probe into the English source texts from which sentences containing selected unique items were translated using an aligned parallel corpus of English-Czech translations. The results reveal a general tendency of unique items to be underrepresented in translated language and a variety of source- language phenomena that underlie unique items usage in the target language.

The thesis focuses on culturally educating activities of Božena Šimková aimed at children and teenagers. Both her own literary and her translation work are analysed in the thesis and the situation of original and translation creation at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries as well. Last part deals with translatological analyses of six representative extracts from her translation of Little women and tendencies drawn from this analysis are compared with some of her other translations. Key words: education, Czech literature for young adults, translated literature, genres, language, translation analysis

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In the world of Descriptive Translation Studies, translationese refers to the specific traits that characterise the language used in translations. While translationese has been often investigated to illustrate that translational language is different from non-translational language, scholars have also proposed a set of hypotheses which may characterise such di erences. In the quest for the validation of these hypotheses, embracing corpus-based techniques had a well-known impact in the domain, leading to several advances in the past twenty years. Despite extensive research, however, there are no universally recognised characteristics of translational language, nor universally recognised patterns likely to occur within translational language. This thesis addresses these issues, with a less used approach in the eld of Descriptive Translation Studies, by investigating the nature of translational language from a machine learning perspective. While the main focus is on analysing translationese, this thesis investigates two related sub-hypotheses: simplication and explicitation. To this end, a multilingual learning framework is designed and implemented for the identification of translational language. The framework is modelled as a categorisation task, the learning techniques having the major goal to automatically learn to distinguish between translated and non-translated texts. The second and third major goals of this research are the retrieval of the recurring patterns that are revealed in the process of solving the task of categorisation, as well as the ranking of the most in uential characteristics used to accomplish the learning task. These aims are ful lled by implementing a system that adopts the machine learning methodology proposed in this research. The learning framework proves to be an adaptable multilingual framework for the investigation of the nature of translational language, its adaptability being illustrated in this thesis by applying it to the investigation of two languages: Spanish and Romanian. In this thesis, di erent research scenarios and learning models are experimented with in order to assess to what extent translated texts can be diff erentiated from non-translated texts in certain contexts. The findings show that machine learning algorithms, aggregating a large set of potentially discriminative characteristics for translational language, are able to diff erentiate translated texts from non-translated ones with high scores. The evaluation experiments report performance values such as accuracy, precision, recall, and F-measure on two datasets. The present research is situated at the con uence of three areas, more precisely: Descriptive Translation Studies, Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing, justifying the need to combine these elds for the investigation of translationese and translational hypotheses.

翻譯是一個通過語言代碼或文字符號的轉換來傳遞訊息的過程，文學翻譯除了必須遵循「忠實、通順、易懂」的一般翻譯原則，還必須提供文學欣賞的價值，所以可以說文學翻譯是一種藝術，涉及兩個民族的審美觀點和意識。中國近代翻譯文學既是近代中西文化交流的必然結果，同時也是近代中西文化交流的主要載體之一。 本研究採用書目計量學研究方法，旨在探討1950至2008年間，台灣地區世界文學作品翻譯成中文作品的概況，透過全國圖書書目資訊網（NBINet）蒐集的書目資料，進一步觀察不同地區的作品被翻譯成中文的情形，接著再以「書目單位」、「包含重印本」、「不含重印本及新版」三種計算方式，進行洛卡定律、普萊斯平方根定律及80/20定律等三大學術生產力定律，加以驗證翻譯文學作者與翻譯者生產力之可行性，以作為未來相關研究參考之用。 研究結果歸納如下，1.台灣地區世界文學翻譯作品概況為：(1)翻譯文學的作品國別集中在英、美，其次為法、德、俄；(2)翻譯文學作品呈現穩定成長；(3)翻譯文學出版社出版量集中在21所出版社當中；(4)被翻譯最多的文學作品、作者、與最多產的翻譯者皆集中在英國、美國、法國、德國及俄國；(5)翻譯文學各分區分佈情形大不相同。2.歐美文學翻譯作品生產力定律驗證情形為：(1)被翻譯作者生產力及翻譯者生產力與洛卡定律均不相符；(2)書目單位計算的低生產力作者比例與洛卡定律最為相近；(3)不含重印本計算的低生產力翻譯者與洛卡定律最為相近；(4)翻譯文學作者與翻譯者的生產力與普萊斯平方根定律驗證及80/20定律驗證均不相符。 / Translation is a process to communication by languages or signs. Literature translation should follow the original principles which are real, clear, and understanding, and it should also afford the value of literature art. Therefore, we can say literature translation is an art, which shows the appreciation of the beauty and sense for two different nationalities. The modern literature translation is not only the result of cultural exchange but also the way for cultural exchange. The main purpose of this study is to explore the world translated literature in Taiwan from 1950 to 2008 based on the theoretical perspectives of the bibliometrics. Three ways are used to compile statistics, including “bibliographic units”, “copies”, and “works” . The distributions of institution productivity are examined by using the Lotka’s, Price and 80/20 Laws. A total of 32159 bibliographic records is retrieved from the NBINet (National Bibliographic Information Network) databases. The results of this study about world translated literature in Taiwan are as follows: (1) The original translated literatures are mostly concentrated in England, USA, France, German, and Russia. (2) The overall growth of the world translated literature in Taiwan is in a vigorously up-growing trend. (3) The publishing of the world translated literature in Taiwan is concentrated in 21 publishers. (4) Most translated literatures, authors, and translators are mainly concentrated in England, USA, France, German, and Russia. (5) The distribution in every country is not the same. Furthermore, the examinations of world translated literature in Taiwan are: (1) The examination of Lotka’s Law is found inapplicable. (2) The percentage of low production authors counted by bibliographic units is similar to Lotka’s Law. (3) The percentage of low production translators counted by works is similar to Lotka’s Law. (4) Price’s Square Root Law and 80/20 Law are found inapplicable to the distribution of authors’ and translators’ productivity.

During the research project "The situation of literary translation in Czech society after 1945", which was initiated by the Institute of Translation studies of the Faculty of Arts of Charles University and undertaken between 2008 and 2011, nearly thirty interviews were conducted with important Czech translators of the post-war generation. This thesis follows the cited research project. It is divided into three parts. The first part presents an introduction to the methods of oral history. The second part confronts objective historical facts with subjective memory - information obtained through the conducted interviews. The third part expands the corpus with two further sets of interviews. These are introduced by a short depiction of the presented narrators and followed by an editorial note. In the summary the paper points out and evaluates the results gained by the present research, including the newly collected material.

[pt] Esta dissertação propõe-se a analisar reescritas brasileiras do conto Chapeuzinho Vermelho, cânone da literatura infantojuvenil. A pesquisa, de caráter qualitativo, toma como texto fonte a versão francesa de Charles Perrault (século XVII), o primeiro no Ocidente a registrar oficialmente essa e outras histórias da tradição oral na literatura escrita. Com base nos Estudos Descritivos da Tradução e nos pressupostos teóricos de André Lefevere, procura-se discutir alguns aspectos presentes no sistema literário francês do século XVII, e analisar como o conto foi reescrito no sistema literário brasileiro em dois momentos distintos: em um período de desenvolvimento inicial da literatura infantojuvenil nacional (final do século XIX e início do século XX) e na contemporaneidade (século XXI), quando diversas reescritas foram elaboradas por tradutores e adaptadores brasileiros consagrados na área da tradução e/ou da literatura. São analisadas as reescritas de Figueiredo Pimentel (2006; 1911 [1896]), Monteiro Lobato (2007 [1934]), Katia Canton (2005), Mário Laranjeira (2007), Walcyr Carrasco (2009), Maria Luiza Borges (2010), Ivone Benedetti (2012) e Rosa Freire d’Aguiar (2012 [2007]). Também fazem parte do corpus da pesquisa textos (prefácios, posfácios, cartas, entrevistas, etc.) em que se busca examinar concepções de tradução, assim como fatores culturais, linguísticos e ideológicos que interferiram nas escolhas dos tradutores, e ainda o efeito potencial dessas escolhas nas diferentes épocas, considerando que as reescritas estão inseridas em contextos de ideologia e poder. / [en] This thesis intends to analyze Brazilian rewritings of the tale Chapeuzinho Vermelho, a canonical text in children’s literature. This research, of qualitative character, takes as source text the French version written by Charles Perrault (17th century), the first author in the West to officially register this and other stories of oral tradition in the written literature. Based on the Descriptive Translation Studies and the theoretical assumptions of André Lefevere, we will discuss some aspects found in the French literary system of the 17th century, and investigate how the tale has been rewritten in the Brazilian literary system in two different moments: in the initial stages of the development of the national children’s literature (at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of 20th century) and in the 21st century, when different rewritings have been done by Brazilian translators and adaptors renowned in the area of translation and/or literature. The analysis focuses on rewritings by the following authors: Figueiredo Pimentel (2006; 1911 [1896]), Monteiro Lobato (2007 [1934]), Katia Canton (2005), Mário Laranjeira (2007), Walcyr Carrasco (2009), Maria Luiza Borges (2010), Ivone Benedetti (2012) and Rosa Freire d’Aguiar (2012 [2007]). The corpus of this research also includes texts such as prefaces, postfaces, letters and interviews, through which we intend to examine not only conceptions of translation but also cultural, linguistic and ideological factors that interfered in the translators’ choices, and the potential effect of those choices in different times, considering that the rewritings are inserted in contexts of ideology and power.

This paper consists of the translation and analysis of Chapters 1-15 of Book V of Historiarum adversus paganos libri VIII by Paulus Orosius. The analysis is based on a comprehensive commentary on linguistic and stylistic aspects of the texts examined, and on a thorough factual commentary. The linguistic commentary concentrates on the composition of the Fifth Book, on the construction of discourse by the means of particles and other discourse markers, as well as on the linguistic features and peculiarities distinctive for the author, his age and the genre of historiography (such as specifically Late Latin syntax, non-Classical vocabulary, rhetorical figures, tropes and other stylistic features). The factual commentary contains a detailed description of the events mentioned in the text and their historical context. Close attention is paid to the character of the author's narrative, his approach to the historical data, choice of the events that interest him most as well as the way in which the author portraits them as mutually connected. Among the questions important for the commentary are whether he follows the wider tradition of Roman historiography or if and in which way the author's own opinions and persuasions are reflected in his work. This section also comments on the relation between Orosius'...

L'objectif de cette thèse est de présenter la traduction en portugais d’Alector, histoire fabuleuse, de Barthélemy Aneau, œuvre publiée en 1560 à Lyon par Pierre Fradin. Cette thèse s’organise en deux parties. Partie A: étude critique de la ville imaginaire d’Orbe développée en trois étapes: a) l’analyse des aspects généraux du texte, en particulier le jugement d’Alector; b) la dimension utopique de la ville orbitaine; et, c) sa dimension religieuse. Partie B: étude qui a préparé la traduction et contient deux chapitres: le premier vise à caractériser le travail, à discuter le sens du choix de narrativa, à présenter son auteur et une analyse générale des résultats des recherches menées dans des Archives; le second propose de réfléchir sur le processus de traduction d’Alector. La conclusion est suivie par la traduction d’Alector, narrativa fabulosa. Les Annexes regroupent des documents retrouvés au cours de la recherche dans les Archives en France, en Italie et dans la Cité du Vatican / This thesis presents the Portuguese translation of Alector, histoire fabuleuse by Barthelemy Aneau, published in Lyon in 1560 by Pierre Fradin. Our thesis is made up of two parts: Part A contains a critical study of the imaginary town of Orbe and is made up of three sections: first, the analysis of the general aspects of the work; second, the utopian dimension of the city of Orbe and third, its religious dimension. Part B contains the study that prepared the translation and features two sections: the first one characterizes the work, discusses the meaning of the narrative in its context, and introduces its author; it also contains the general analysis of the results of the research conducted at the archives. The second section reflects on the process of translating Alector. The conclusion is followed by the bilingual translation of Alector, histoire fabuleuse. The appendices list the documents we looked up at the archives and libraries in France, Italy, and the Vatican City

Магистерская диссертация «Визуальные новеллы как издательский феномен» состоит из двух глав. В первой главе анализируется дефиниция термина «визуальная новелла» (ВН), дается экскурс в историю возникновения и развития ВН, рассматриваются характерные особенности ВН, предлагаются классификации ВН и определение ВН как вида интерактивных электронных изданий. Вторая глава посвящена анализу процесса создания визуальной новеллы с редакторской и издательской точек зрения. В ней выявляются структурные компоненты ВН, анализируется восприятие визуальной новеллы читателем и его влияние на определение жанра ВН, вырабатывается пошаговый алгоритм и правила написания и редактирования ВН, а также рассматриваются особенности подготовки перевода текста ВН для выпуска переводного издания. В приложении предлагается перевод на русский язык с английского языка визуальной новеллы «Star-Crossed Myth» с целью использования перевода в русскоязычном издании. Отдельные положения проведенного исследования были представлены на Международной научно-практической интернет-конференции «Язык. Текст. Книга» (Екатеринбург, 2018). Библиографический список содержит 18 источников на русском языке и 54 источника на английском языке. / Master's thesis “Visual novels as a publishing phenomenon” consists of two chapters. First chapter is devoted to analysis of definition “visual novel” (VN), history overview of emergence and development of VN, study of characteristic features of VN, suggestion on ways of categorizing VN and identification of VN as a new form of electronic interactive publications. Second chapter is de-voted to study of visual novel creating process from the point of view of both editor and publisher. This chapter consists of definition of structural components of VN, analysis of readers’ reception and its influence on VN genre, formulating of step-by-step algorithm and rules for creating and editing VN, and also highlighting specifics of working on VN text translation in order to publish a translated edition. The application contains translation of visual novel “Star-Crossed Myth” from English language into Russian for the purpose of its usage in Russian edition. Certain of the study were presented at the International Scientific and Practical Internet Conference “Language. Text. Book” (Ekaterinburg, 2018). The bibliography contains 19 Russian-language source materials and 54 English-language source materials.