International Rooster Sounds

• “Cock-a-doodle-doo”

• “Quiquiriquí”

• “Cocoricó”

Published in 1988

The Trunchbull

Research Question

What types of compromises must

translators make to produce effective

translations of English language

children’s literature?

Preliminary Conclusions

• Some of the most effective translation is comprised of a series of approximations.

• Children’s literature poses special challenges in translation because its process is not excluded to words, phrases and thoughts; rather, it includes sounds, rhymes and culturally specific traditions and/or products that may be alien to a target audience.

• Translation is rich and requires not only a dictionary, but also an awareness of idioms, proverbs and trends that develop within the source culture.