Stephen Hawking in slovak translation

Table of Contents

Introduction............................ ........................................ ........................................ ........ 4

1 Stephen Hawking
1.1 The Man..................................... ........................................ ....................................... 6
1.2 The Scientist............................... ........................................ ...................................... 8
1.3 The Writer.................................. ........................................ ...................................... 9

2 Translation, Translator, Process of translation
2.1 Translation, Translator, Process of translation............................. .......................... 13
2.2 Expressional Shifts and Changes in Translation............................. ....................... 17

3 Characteristics of Scientific Prose Style and Style of Literary Works
3.1 General Classification of Styles.................................. ........................................ ... 21
3.2 Scientific Prose Style in the Slovak Language................................ ...................... 22
3.3 Style of Literary Works in the Slovak Language................................ ................... 26
3.4 Scientific Prose Style in the English Language................................ ...................... 28
3.5 Style of Literary Works in the English Language................................ .................. 29
3.6 Characteristics of Non-Literary Texts and Their Translation............................. ... 30

4 Stephen Hawking in Slovak Translation
4.1 Author`s Personal Style................................... ........................................ ............... 37
4.2 A Brief History of Time.................................... ........................................ ............. 38
4.2.1 About the Book.................................... ........................................ ....................... 38
4.2.2 The Analysis................................ ........................................ ............................... 39
4.3 The Universe in a Nutshell................................ ........................................ ......... 54
4.3.1 About the Book.................................... ........................................ ....................... 54
4.3.2 The Analysis................................ ........................................ ............................... 56

Conclusion ........................................ ........................................ ................................... 71
Resume ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ .74
References ........................................ ........................................ ...................................76
Bibliography, Web ........................................ ........................................ ......................77