Towards a Holistic Approach to Stylistic Translation Analysis

~ David Achodo

The research builds on certain foundational studies. The data analysis is based on a bi-layered theoretical framework I call the Stylistic-Semantic Translation Model. This newly formulated model, founded on the Descriptive Translation Studies and the Manipulation Theory (discussed hereafter), helps to frame a holistic strategy for comprehending the translation’s issues as well as the mediator’s interventions.

I also give a preliminary explanation for the empirical techniques and strategies used in the study, as well as contextualizing the scope regarding analyzing the translation of the stylistic elements in the selected Francophone African novels: Une si longue lettre by Mariama Bâ and L’Aventure ambiguë by Cheikh Kane.

Chapter II available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/399267565_Towards_a_Holistic_Approach_to_Stylistic_Translation_Analysis.
Full Text Citation: Achodo, David. “Cultural Mediation: Challenges of Stylistic Translation in the Francophone African Novel.” Master’s Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2025. (Available at https://voljournals.utk.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=16266&context=utk_gradthes. Also available with DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.23367.15522).

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David Achodo is a PhD candidate and Graduate Teaching Associate in French at the University of Tennessee, USA. He is the Primary Organizer and Founding Member of the “World Languages and Cultures Graduate Student Association,” University of Tennessee. A French, English, German, Fon, and Yoruba speaker, Achodo is a Scholar, Translator, Interpreter, Poet and Preacher.

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