Translating dialect in Algerian literary works : promoting the Algerian identity

Abstract EN

The present research aims at shedding light on the methods that can be used to render “dialect”, a highly cultural item, in literary works through analytical and critical study of the French translation of dialectical elements used in Abdelhamid Benhadouga‟s novel “Rih El-janoub”.

the study reveals that a full rendering of dialect, linguistically, culturally and psychologically, seems to be hard due to the simple fact that dialects are the fruit of a unique experience in a culture that is not necessarily experienced in another culture, or not necessarily expressed in the same way.

besides, the use of different translation techniques to render may preserve some aspects of these dialectical elements and lose others.