The problem of untranslatability of cultural realia in modern literary translation

Xalimova, Nasibaxon

Қўқон ДПИ. Илмий хабарлар · 2026-yil

Annotatsiya

This article explores how cultural realia are translated when direct equivalents are unavailable, analysis of the concept of linguistic and cultural maladaptation in literary texts. The study compares the Uzbek edition of Chingiz Aitmatov’s novella “The White Ship” with its English translation by Mirra Ginsburg. Using Lawrence Venuti’s concepts of domestication and foreignization alongside Mona Baker’s and S. Alsaedi’s strategies for the use of translation transformation to compensate for gaps, the research analyzes how culture-specific terms are rendered into English. The phenomenon of untranslatability does not block process of interlingual transmission but serves as guideline when choosing transformation models. The lack of equivalents in the target language was compensated for by the use of borrowed vocabulary to designate toponyms and landscape elements, functional adaptation for social roles, and descriptive explanations for culturally loaded phrases. The study concludes that successful translation of cultural realia depends on balancing foreignization (to keep cultural identity) and domestication (to ensure readability), rather than seeking perfect equivalence.

Maqola ma’lumotlari
MualliflarXalimova, Nasibaxon
JurnalҚўқон ДПИ. Илмий хабарлар
NashriyotҚўқон давлат педагогика институти
ISSN3030-3958
Nashr sanasi2026-07-14
Jild8
Son05
Betlar568-572
TilIngliz
DOI10.70728/b.series.fil.v08.i05.077
Indeksga qo‘shilgan2026-08-27

DOI: 10.70728/b.series.fil.v08.i05.077 · Maqolaning asl sahifasi

Kalit so‘zlar

cultural realia, untranslatability, domestication, foreignization, translation strategies, literary translation, Chingiz Aitmatov, “The White Ship”

Iqtibos keltirish

APAXalimova, Nasibaxon (2026). THE PROBLEM OF UNTRANSLATABILITY OF CULTURAL REALIA IN MODERN LITERARY TRANSLATION. Қўқон ДПИ. Илмий хабарлар, 8(05), 568-572. https://doi.org/10.70728/b.series.fil.v08.i05.077
GOST (OAK)Xalimova, Nasibaxon THE PROBLEM OF UNTRANSLATABILITY OF CULTURAL REALIA IN MODERN LITERARY TRANSLATION // Қўқон ДПИ. Илмий хабарлар. – 2026. – T. 8, № 05. – P. 568-572. – DOI: 10.70728/b.series.fil.v08.i05.077.
MLAXalimova, Nasibaxon. “THE PROBLEM OF UNTRANSLATABILITY OF CULTURAL REALIA IN MODERN LITERARY TRANSLATION.” Қўқон ДПИ. Илмий хабарлар, 8(05), 568-572, 2026. https://doi.org/10.70728/b.series.fil.v08.i05.077
ChicagoXalimova, Nasibaxon. “THE PROBLEM OF UNTRANSLATABILITY OF CULTURAL REALIA IN MODERN LITERARY TRANSLATION.” Қўқон ДПИ. Илмий хабарлар, 8(05), 568-572 (2026). https://doi.org/10.70728/b.series.fil.v08.i05.077
HarvardXalimova, Nasibaxon (2026) ‘THE PROBLEM OF UNTRANSLATABILITY OF CULTURAL REALIA IN MODERN LITERARY TRANSLATION’, Қўқон ДПИ. Илмий хабарлар, 8(05), 568-572. https://doi.org/10.70728/b.series.fil.v08.i05.077
BibTeX
@article{xalimovanasibaxon2026,
  title = {THE PROBLEM OF UNTRANSLATABILITY OF CULTURAL REALIA IN MODERN LITERARY TRANSLATION},
  author = {Xalimova, Nasibaxon},
  journal = {Қўқон ДПИ. Илмий хабарлар},
  year = {2026},
  volume = {8},
  number = {05},
  pages = {568-572},
  doi = {10.70728/b.series.fil.v08.i05.077},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.70728/b.series.fil.v08.i05.077}
}

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