October 3, 2025Bulletin of the Karaganda University Philology series

A comparative study of occasionalism translation in Russian and Kazakh languages: a case analysis of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”

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AKA.T. KussaiynovaAl-Farabi Kazakh National University GYGaukhar YersultanovaSuleyman Demirel University GSGuldana SeidaliyevaAbai Kazakh National Pedagogical University

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This analysis compares translation techniques of occasionalisms in J.K. Rowling's work, highlighting strategies used in Russian and Kazakh translations.

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Translation of occasionalisms reveals both linguistic challenges and the need for creative flexibility in translators.
Most commonly used strategies include transliteration and transcription, preserving phonetic features from the original.
The study provides insights into how cultural and linguistic contexts influence translation choices in children's literature.
Findings contribute to translation studies by outlining practical guidance for handling imaginative language in diverse languages.

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Kussaiynova et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e02f3cf0e39f13e7fa2433 https://doi.org/10.31489/2025ph2/40-54

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This analysis compares translation techniques of occasionalisms in J.K. Rowling's work, highlighting strategies used in Russian and Kazakh translations.

A comparative study of occasionalism translation in Russian and Kazakh languages: a case analysis of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”

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A comparative study of occasionalism translation in Russian and Kazakh languages: a case analysis of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”

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