preservation, softening and compensation, and expands on their application in the target text. Moreover, it presents the prevailing strategies applied for the translation of slang, i.e. First of all, it describes the Nadsat language and makes a distinction between the Russian borrowings and slang, which is not straightforward in most cases. Thus, the paper analyses the Lithuanian translation of an artificial language Nadsat in Anthony Burgess’ novel A Clockwork Orange, giving special focus to the Russian slang. Its translation is a highly specific undertaking requiring creativity to render the effect of the source text in a form appropriate for the target culture and audience. There's much more to be discussed so feel free to comment or text me.The translation of slang has always caused many problems for translators because of its cultural untranslatability. You can see why it has cult status and is seen by many as one of the classics. None of these are answered directly but the text offers different solutions and leaves the reader with a lingering sense of discomfort. Other questions of ethics, morality, the criminal justice system and the freedom of choice come up as well. There are several instances when Alex clearly doesn't get what's happening around him which coincides with this thesis of mine. In my opinion this implicitly poses the question if criminals might just be less evolved like a child is less evolved than an adult. There's a strange discrepancy when you hear the characters talk and at the same time they do these atrocious things which you'd never want to associate with a child. In a way it's a very descriptive language but it makes the characters sound very childish as well. The author came up with a slang called 'nadsat' which is only used by the youth and especially by the youth gangs. In turn I thought that the execution of the characters was immaculate. I couldn't really discern if such descriptions were necessary to get the point across that Alex is a really bad guy but it certainly painted a really dark picture. There are very graphic depictions of violence so I'd strongly advise you to read the trigger warnings beforehand. I think we probably all know the scene from the eponymous film where Ludovico's technique is depicted in graphic detail so I will spare you further explanation.
The experiment is supposed to condition his body to react negatively when confronted with crime and/or violence. During that time he does not abstain from violence and finally he gets admitted to an experimental study called 'Ludovico's technique'. At some point Alex is caught and imprisoned.
The story of 'A Clockwork Orange' centers around 15 year old Alex who is the leader of a youth gang and together with his 'droogs' he commits all sorts of violent crime. Find me on Instagram of 'A Clockwork Orange' by Anthony Burgess
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