Wong (left) sharing a light moment with Prof Narimah (right) as they browse through copies of his book in English and the translated version in Bahasa Malaysia. With them are the book translators (from second right) Tan, Siti Nurhidayah and Nuraisyahtul Aainaa. — Photos: MUSTAFA AHMAD/The Star
FINDING the perfect word to translate another word in a different language can be exasperating.
Sometimes, when translating, the denotation is maintained but the connotation can be lost or skewed.
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Wong (left) sharing a light moment with Prof Narimah (right) as they browse through copies of his book in English and the translated version in Bahasa Malaysia. With them are the book translators (from second right) Tan, Siti Nurhidayah and Nuraisyahtul Aainaa. — Photos: MUSTAFA AHMAD/The Star
USM students Tan (left) and Chan Ai Ai (right) singing ‘A Whole New World’ in English, Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese during the exhibition.
(From left) Fatihah Pahazri, Nur Aimi, Sarah Adiba Salim and Zafira Aifiya Zainudin with their translated work ‘Usah Gusar’ and the original copy in English entitled ‘Unshakeable’.
USM students (from right) Jessica Lazarus and Harmit Kaur scanning the QR code of the pictorial version of ‘Nostalgia Pulau Pinang, Jejak Hidupku’ during the exhibition at USM’s Hamzah Sendut Library.
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