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Wolfgang Pöckl (Innsbruck)

Abstract: Translation of children’s literature is generally considered, often even by the translators themselves, a relatively undemanding and hence low prestige activity. Therefore it usually does not play a role in translator training.

Young German-speaking readers often notice, however, that children in the books they read do not speak “their” language. This can be due to the fact that the translator does not have the experience of how children of a certain age speak in everyday life. But German translators have to keep in mind that German is a pluricentric language. This means that the translation will not be satisfactory for all children of the German speech community. The magic formula could be intralingual translation but this is not only an economic question. Translators are not at all used to translating from one standard into another and have to appeal to their linguistic instinct. This is a constantly creative activity as long as they lack routine in this form of translation.

Keywords: Children’s literature, pluricentric languages, empathy, intralingual translation, linguistic instinct (Sprachgefühl).