Culture-Specific Items in the Chichewa Translation of Achebe's Things Fall Apart

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The dominant translation strategy identified is foreignisation, occurring in about 75% of the culture-specific items.
The analysis used Venuti's model, comparing the effectiveness of foreignisation and domestication in translation.
Data from extracts of both novels were examined to reveal how culture-specific items are handled in translation.
The study concludes that clearer translations could result from pairing foreignisation with explanatory footnotes.

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Analysis identifies foreignisation as the main translation strategy for culture-specific items, suggesting implications for cultural communication.

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Analysis identifies foreignisation as the main translation strategy for culture-specific items, suggesting implications for cultural communication.