Recreating sense of nonsense
Nonsense lexical units coined by Lewis Carroll
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Date: 28 FEBRUARY 2023 from 17:30 to 19:00
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Event location: Sala Rossa, Palazzo Marchesini, Via Marsala, 26 - Bologna - In presence and online event
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Type: Lectures
The lecture presents the complex approach to analyzing the notion of nonsense and its existing definitions in humanities, namely in philosophy, logics, literature and linguistics. The phenomenon of nonsense as a potential for creating multiple senses/meanings will be exemplified by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. The lecture will mostly focus on defining and characterizing nonsense in linguistics. The emphasis will be placed on lexical nonsense units, i.e. nonconventional lexemes coined by the author to meet his pragmatic needs. Particularities of their creation in the source language (English) and their interpretation and rendering into target languages (French and Ukrainian) will be discussed; the relevant examples in three languages will be provided and commented.
Speaker
ISA Visiting Fellow - Kamilla Voronina
V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine
Position in Ukraine: PhD, Associate Professor at Myloka Lukash Translation Studies Department, Associate Professor at the Department of Foreign Languages for Professional Purposes. V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (Ukraine)
TO ATTEND THE LECTURE
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Sala Rossa, Palazzo Marchesini, Via Marsala, 26 - Bologna
If you prefer to attend this lecture in presence, you should write to segreteria.isa@unibo.it within February 28, 12 p.m. and book your place. The places will be assigned on “first come first served” basis.
PhD students and researchers who are interested may request an attendance certificate.