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CHALLENGES OF TRANSLATING ADVERTISING TEXTS:
PRAGMALINGUISTIC ASPECTS
Sadullae a Shakhnoza Isma ullo kizi,
Teache a he Depa men o Linguis ics, Facul y o Fo eign Languages, Ka shi
S a e Uni e si y
Abs ac . This s udy examines he ansla ion o ad e ising ex s om a
p agmalinguis ic pe spec i e, emphasizing he complex in e play be ween language,
cul u e, and communica ion. T ansla ing ad e isemen s p esen s unique challenges
due o hei eliance on cul u al e e ences, idioma ic exp essions, pe suasi e he o ic,
and wo dplay. The pape explo es how ansla o s mus adap linguis ic and s ylis ic
elemen s o main ain he in ended p agma ic e ec in he a ge language while
conside ing cul u al no ms, audience expec a ions, and legal egula ions. D awing on
he wo ks o B eus, Komissa o , and o he schola s, he s udy highligh s he
impo ance o p agma ic ansc ea ion— he p ocess o ec ea ing messages o elici
equi alen emo ional and cogni i e esponses in he a ge audience. Th ough he
analysis o con ex ual in e p e a ion, idioma ic a ia ion, and s uc u al con as s
be ween English, Russian, and Uzbek, he pape demons a es how p agma ic,
seman ic, and s ylis ic componen s unc ion in e dependen ly in ansla ion. The
indings unde sco e ha success ul ansla ion o ad e ising ex s equi es no only
linguis ic compe ence bu also p agma ic awa eness, cul u al sensi i i y, and adhe ence
o e hical and legal cons ain s o p ese e communica i e e ec i eness and pe suasi e
in en .
Keywo ds: ad e ising ansla ion; p agmalinguis ics; p agma ic ansc ea ion;
in e cul u al communica ion; con ex ual in e p e a ion; pe suasion; idioma ic
exp ession; ele ance heo y; Uzbek language; c oss-cul u al p agma ics
INTRODUCTION
T ansla ing ad e ising ex s can be a challenging ask due o se e al easons. Fi s ly,
ad e ising ex s o en ely hea ily on cul u al e e ences, idioms, and wo dplay ha
may no ha e di ec equi alen s in he a ge language. This can make i di icul o
con ey he same message and impac in he ansla ed ex .
Secondly, ad e ising ex s o en use pe suasi e language and he o ical de ices ha
may no be e ec i e o app op ia e in he a ge language o cul u e. T ansla o s mus
be able o adap he language and s yle o he ex o sui he a ge audience while s ill
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main aining he in ended message and impac .
Thi dly, ad e ising ex s o en ha e s ic cha ac e limi s o o ma ing equi emen s
ha can a ec he ansla ion p ocess. T ansla o s mus be able o con ey he same
message and impac wi hin hese cons ain s while s ill main aining he one and s yle
o he o iginal ex .
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Legal and e hical conside a ions may also play a ole in ansla ing ad e ising ex s.
Some coun ies may ha e egula ions o es ic ions on ce ain ypes o ad e ising o
claims ha can be made abou p oduc s o se ices. T ansla o s mus be awa e o hese
egula ions and ensu e ha he ansla ed ex complies wi h hem.
A s udy on social and poli ical lexis ansla ion, conduc ed by B eus, E.V. and
Komissa o , V.N., explo es he use o exp essi e means in he in o ma ion p esen ed.
The English newspape s yle employs a neu al desc ip ion o in o ma ion, wi h ewe
ins ances o wo ds wi h posi i e o nega i e conno a ions as compa ed o he Uzbek
language. T ansla o s om Russian o English mus be awa e o he peculia i ies o he
Uzbek language, which o en includes conno a i e o exp essi e wo ds, wi h he
possible loss o conno a i e meaning in he a ge language. The phenomenon called
" he e ec o an emo ional o na eness o he language" illus a es his poin . The
analysis o seman ics, syn ax, and p agma ics elucida es he impo ance o ans e ing
he p agma ics o he sou ce ex o he a ge ex . P agma ic ansc ea ion may in ol e
changes o he a ge ex o achie e equi alence in he eac ion o add essees o he
sou ce and a ge ex s.
The in o ma ion decoding p ocess assumes pa amoun impo ance in ansla ion as i
hinges upon he unde s anding o he in o ma ion con eyed in p ess accoun s. “When
ansla ing, he ansla o aims o execu e his unc ion while a emp ing o ans e he
subs ance o he in o ma ion desc ibed in he ad e ising ex s. The p ima y obliga ion
o he ansla o is o decode he con en o he sou ce ex and acco dingly e oke a
commensu a e esponse om he a ge ex audience. These s ages a e c ucial in
analyzing he language-speci ic aspec s o social and poli ical ex s and hei ansla ion
in o o he languages. Fu he mo e, he esea che examines ou p ima y ca ego ies o
p agma ic ansc ea ion ha a e pi o al in he ansla ion p ocess. I is obse ed ha
he i s ype o p agma ic ansc ea ion se es o p omo e adequa e comp ehension o
he in o ma ion by he a ge ex audience, while he second ype endea o s o con ey
he emo ional impac o he sou ce ex s commonly ea u ed in poli ical ma e ials o
hemes.”[1]
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
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Decoding messages in p agma ics can p esen se e al challenges o bo h
communica o s and ansla o s. Some o he common challenges include:
1. Con ex ual in e p e a ion: The way a message is in e p e ed can depend hea ily on
he con ex in which i is deli e ed. P agma ic con ex , which includes ac o s such as
he speake 's one, body language, and su ounding social and cul u al cues, can ha e
a signi ican impac on how a message is pe cei ed and decoded.
2. Mul iple meanings: P agma ic messages o en con ain mul iple laye s o meaning,
which can make hem di icul o accu a ely in e p e . These mul iple meanings can be
in en ional o unin en ional and may be in luenced by cul u al and linguis ic
di e ences.
3. Idioma ic exp essions: P agma ic messages can o en include idioma ic exp essions
o igu es o speech, which can be ha d o in e p e o a pe son who is no amilia
wi h he language and cul u e. E en wi hin a sha ed language and cul u e, idioms can
ha e di e en meanings and in e p e a ions depending on he con ex .
4. I ony and sa casm: I ony and sa casm can be used o con ey a message ha is he
opposi e o wha is ac ually said. Decoding hese ypes o messages equi es an
unde s anding o he social and cul u al con ex in which hey a e being used.
5. Vagueness: P agma ic messages can be delibe a ely ague, lea ing i open o he
in e p e a ion o he ecei e . This can make i di icul o accu a ely decode he
in ended message.
O e all, he challenges o decoding p agma ic messages highligh he impo ance o
conside ing con ex , one, and cul u al ac o s when communica ing o ansla ing
messages.
In addi ion o his, he ansla o mus possess a comp ehensi e ocabula y, a oiding
he use o au ology, and possess an awa eness o he s ylis ic and linguis ic ea u es o
ex s while ans e ing p agma ic ea u es o he sou ce ex e ec i ely. The
signi icance o punc ua ion di e ences be ween Russian and English canno be
o e emphasized, as can be he challenges associa ed wi h ansla ing ad e ising ex s
gi en hei eliance on specialized e ms and, a imes, a need o speci ic p eposi ions
o con ey he in ended meaning.
The p esen ed model demons a es he in e dependen na u e o p agma ic, seman ic
and s ylis ic elemen s o e ec i e ansla ion. This unde lines he need o a
p agma ically app op ia e ansla ion ha app op ia ely e lec s such aspec s while
ca e ing o he a ge audience’s needs:
i. “To be awa e o s uc u es o bo h languages. The Uzbek language has a lexible
wo d o de in he sen ence: SPO, OPS, SOP, OSP, POS, and PSO. The English
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language has a ixed wo d o de , bu he e is an excep ion when ansla o uses ellipsis.
The au ho o he a ge ex should analyse he sen ence s uc u e o he sou ce ex ,
ind he subjec , p edica e, objec o he pu pose o ollowing he s uc u es o he
English language;
ii. To be awa e o colloca ions, idioms, ph aseological uni s, clichés and ph asal
e bs;
iii. To be awa e o ansla ion ans o ma ions which a e used du ing he ansla ion
p ocess o he pu pose o an adequa e in o ma ion ans e ence;
i . To ha e ex ensi e ocabula y and use synonyms o a oid au ology;
. To be awa e o linguis ic and s ylis ic peculia ea u es o ex s;
i. To ans e p agma ic ea u es o he sou ce ex du ing he ansla ion p ocess;
ii. To be awa e o he di e ences in punc ua ion o he Russian and English
languages;
iii. To be awa e o commonly used e ms, abb e ia ions, oponyms, an h oponyms
and ealia ha a e necessa y o ansla e in o ma ion o he eade s o he sou ce ex ;
ix. To be awa e o he no m and usage o he sou ce and a ge languages.
x. Examining speci ic ea u es ad e ising ex s, he esea che de ines some
ansla ion challenges o his ype o ex s:
a. T ansla o can ha e di icul y in inding an equi alen because ad e ising ex s
include special e ms;
b. I can be a he di icul o a ansla o o choose a co ec p eposi ion. In he case
when ansla o uses a w ong p eposi ion, he/she can dis o he in o ma ion desc ibed
in he sou ce ex .”[2]
“The model p esen ed demons a es he in e dependence o he ollowing elemen s. O
pa icula impo ance a e he p agma ic challenges inhe en in ansla ion, which a e
closely linked o he gen e and unique cha ac e is ics o he sou ce ex , as well as he
in ended audience o he a ge ex . The e o e, a p agma ically app op ia e ansla ion
is a e lec ion o p agma ic, seman ic, and s ylis ic aspec s.”[3]
Du ing he ansla ion o ad e ising ex s in o he a ge language, he ansla o plays
a c ucial ole and is esponsible o accu a ely in e p e ing he sou ce ex while aking
in o conside a ion i s p agma ic aspec s.
T ansla ing ad e ising ex s is a challenging ask, pa icula ly in ega d o hei
p agma ic aspec . He e a e some o he challenges ha a ise when ansla ing he
p agma ic ea u es o ad e ising ex s:
1. Cul u al di e ences: The p agma ic ea u es used in ad e isemen s can a y
signi ican ly om one cul u e o ano he . The e o e, i is c ucial o unde s and and
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ansla e he cul u al nuances o he sou ce language o a oid misin e p e a ions and
misunde s andings.
2. Linguis ic de ices: Ad e isemen s equen ly use linguis ic de ices, such as puns,
me apho s, i ony, and allusions, o con ey hei message. These de ices can be di icul
o ansla e as hey may no ha e an equi alen in he a ge language o may no be
unde s ood in he same way.
3. Ta ge audience: Di e en audiences equi e di e en app oaches in ad e ising
ex s. The e o e, i is essen ial o adap he message o he in ended a ge audience,
which may in ol e changing he p agma ic ea u es o he ex o ma ch he cul u al
and linguis ic expec a ions o he audience.
4. Tone and s yle: Ad e isemen s ha e a dis inc i e one and s yle ha e lec s he
p oduc o se ice being ad e ised. T ansla ing he one and s yle equi es an
unde s anding o he in ended message and he in ended audience in addi ion o he
cul u al and linguis ic nuances o he sou ce and a ge languages.
5. Legal es ic ions: Ad e ising laws and egula ions a y om one coun y o
ano he , and he e o e, he ansla ion o ad e ising ex s mus ake in o accoun he
legal es ic ions in he a ge ma ke o ensu e compliance.
CONCLUSION
In summa y, ansla ing he p agma ic ea u es o ad e ising ex s equi es a ho ough
unde s anding o he sou ce and a ge languages, cul u es, audiences, and he legal
equi emen s o he a ge ma ke . Failu e o conside hese ac o s may esul in an
unin ended message and educe he e ec i eness o he ad e ising campaign.
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