STYLISTICS PROBLEMS IN TRANSLATION

Abstract

Abstract: This paper deals with stylistic problems of translation and offers
modest solutions to each. Among the semantic problems discussed are homonymy;
polysemy; and little knowledge of semantic change and its types including semantic
generalization, specification, melioration and pejoration. The stylistic problems offered
include: clarity, ellipsis, redundancy and extraposition. As regards the cultural
problems discussed, they cover the problems underlying the translation of idioms,
proverbs and culture-bound words.