Translating humorous lexical creations in children’s literature: The case of Roald Dahl’s Gobblefunk

Children’s literature overflows with examples of lexical creations and linguistic manipulations. Inventing new terms, playing with words and with language in general has indeed become a characteristic of the genre. Although such a tendency has different functions, this paper focuses on the humorous...

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Main Author: Inès Zorgati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 2021-08-01
Series:Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/lexis/5589
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