An Investigation into Translation Methods Manifested in the English Translational Version The sorrow of War from nỗi buồn Chiến Trnah by Bảo Ninh

Abstract

The study attempts to identify the translation methods used in the English translational version “The Sorrow of War” and the equivalence of meanings between the source language and target language of the novel “The Sorrow of War”. The data of the study consisting of 253 samples were collected from the novel “Nỗi Buồn Chiến Tranh” by Bảo Ninh and the English translational version “The Sorrow of War” by Phan Thanh Hảo. In order to achieve the aims, the researcher carries out descriptive, constrastive and qualitative approaches. The findings of the study are finding out the translation methods used in the novel “The Sorrow of War” and focusing on equivalence meaning between the source language and target language on the translational version. In addition, implications of the thesis could be a minor contribution to translating novels, teaching and learning translation and the other linguistic researches.