AUTHOR(S) / АУТОР(И): Lana S. Jovanović 
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46793/MFXVII-1.267J
ABSTRACT / САЖЕТАК:
The distinction in how languages encode motion events, noted by Talmy (1991), categorizes languages into verb-framed and satellite-framed types. Verb-framed languages (e.g. Spanish) integrate Path of Motion within verbs (“bajar el autobús” (Eng. get off the bus)) while expressing Manner of Motion through other elements (“andar arrastrando los pies” (Eng. to walk dragging your feet)), whereas satellite-framed languages (e.g. English) embed Manner of Motion within verbs (shoplift) and denote Path of Motion through other elements (get off the bus). This study investigated whether Serbian aligns more closely with verb-framed or satellite-framed languages compared to English, within the domain of the verbs of stealing. The research used troponyms of the verb to steal from the lexical database WordNet and examined their translations in the English-Serbian dictionary PONS to see if there are Serbian equivalents for those or not. By conducting this comparative analysis, the aim was to determine the typological classification of Serbian verbs of stealing within Talmy’s (1991) framework, as well as a possible change in the information load. The results reveal significant typological and lexical differences: English indeed behaves as a satellite-framed, whereas Serbian frequently behaves as a verb-framed language in this domain by relying on additional elements to convey Manner. However, the consistent direct correspondence between specific English and Serbian verbs also highlights substantial overlap. Since Serbian often omits manner information, a loss of information definitely occurs in translation.
KEYWORDS / КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ:
Motion Event, Manner and Path in Translation, Satellite-framed languages, Verb-framed languages, Serbian and English translation, Verbs of Stealing
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