A COMPARATIVE-TYPOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE CONCEPTS OF “NATIONAL COLOR,” “REALIA,” AND “NATIONAL-CULTURAL UNIT” IN TRANSLATION STUDIES: UZBEK, RUSSIAN, AND WESTERN SCHOLARLY TRADITIONS
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https://doi.org/10.47390/ydif-y2026v2i19/n23Keywords:
national colouring, realia, national-cultural unit, linguocultureme, culture-specific item, cultural word, extralinguistic cultural reference, translation equivalence, linguoculturology, translation strategy.Abstract
This study provides a comparative-typological analysis of the semantic and terminological boundaries of the concepts of national colouring (Russian: национальный колорит; English: national/local cultural colouring), realia (Russian: реалия; English: realia), and national-cultural unit (Russian: национально-культурная / лингвокультурная единица; English: national-cultural / linguocultural unit), which are used in translation studies to express national and cultural specificity within Uzbek, Russian, and Western scholarly traditions. The study employs comparative-typological, descriptive, terminological-conceptual, and componential analysis methods. The concepts are compared according to such criteria as semantic scope, reference dependence, linguistic and extralinguistic components, type of cultural information, translation equivalence, and criteria for selecting translation strategies.
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