Sound symbolism in translation: A case study of character names in Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist

Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 137 - 161
Published: Jan 1, 2017
Abstract
Readers may infer that literary characters are sympathetic or unsympathetic based on the perceived phonetics of character names. Drawing on brand name literature in marketing, we investigate whether Slovene and English speakers can identify sympathetic and unsympathetic characters in Charles Dickens’s null Oliver Twist null based solely on their names, despite being unfamiliar with the novel. Both Slovene and English speakers can make this...
Paper Details
Title
Sound symbolism in translation: A case study of character names in Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist
Published Date
Jan 1, 2017
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
137 - 161
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