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dialect

Theory of Dialect Reconstruction for Translation

A study of how language variation is represented in literature and how it is translated.

The translation of dialect (i.e. any instance of language variation) has proven problematic in Translation Studies. Most theorists and translators recommend against using a target language dialect in translation.

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Trinidad and Tobago
52° 35' 22.9236" N, 49° 13' 7.5" W
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