Language & Intercultural Communication
Editor: Dr John Corbett (University of Glasgow)
Associate Editor: Robert Crawshaw (Lancaster University)
Reviews and Criticism Editor: Dr Fiona J. Doloughan (University of Surrey)
Editorial Board: Gavin Jack (University of Stirling)
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Volume: 5 Number: 1 Page: 72–85
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Staging ‘Swissness’: Inter- and Intracultural Theatre Translation
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Jane Wilkinson
Department of European Languages and Cultures, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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This paper examines the choice to translate plays from ‘Hochdeutsch’ (the standard form of the German language) into local dialect in German-speaking Switzerland. It first looks at the creative process of translating for the amateur stage and then at the reasons behind the choice to translate. It argues that this choice reflects a desire to promote local and national identities through language and to resist the dominance of German and transnational culture.
Keywords: dialect, diglossia, identity, theatre, translation
© 2005 J. Wilkinson
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