Translanguaging In Translation: Focus on a Translated Korean Novel

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In our interconnected world, translation is a dynamic process of cultural negotiation and meaning-making. This seminar examines translanguaging-the fluid interplay between languages-through the lens of sociolinguistics, focusing on Park Sang Young's Love in the Big City, translated by Anton Hur. Translanguaging, often thought of as multilingual behavior, challenges rigid linguistic boundaries and embraces hybrid, fluid linguistic practices of realities. In literary translation, which bridges two "monolingual" spaces, translanguaging will illustrate how we view language and culture. The seminar explores its impact on cultural representation, identity, and storytelling, and offers a nuanced understanding of its role in shaping narratives.