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Martine or Ayşegül? A Discourse Analysis of Ayşegül Translations within the Framework of Recontextualization

Martine mi yoksa Ayşegül mü? Ayşegül Çevirilerinin Yeniden Bağlamlandırma Çerçevesinde Bir Söylem Çözümlemesi

Filiz Tokalak Baltacı(HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF LETTERS)0000-0003-1613-2967
Emel Kökpınar Kaya(HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-5319-6527
Journal
Türkbilig
Pages
183–210
Publication Date
2026-09-23
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We also discuss how participants, specific actions, times and locations and material resources that constitute social practices are rendered in Turkish in culturally embedded ways.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The present study offers an analysis of the processes through which the Martine series is translated from French into Turkish as Ayşegül, from the perspectives of discourse analysis and children’s literature translation.
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Key Findings & Data:To analyze these shifts, the study draws on the analytical framework for recontextualization proposed by van Leeuwen (2008).
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Conclusion & Impact:We also discuss how participants, specific actions, times and locations and material resources that constitute social practices are rendered in Turkish in culturally embedded ways.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
📍Scope:2008 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Ayşegül kitapları · çocuk edebiyatı çevirisi · söylem çözümlemesi

Abstract

The present study offers an analysis of the processes through which the Martine series is translated from French into Turkish as Ayşegül, from the perspectives of discourse analysis and children’s literature translation. More specifically, it examines the recontextualization of social practices in the translated texts. Recontextualization is considered here as the transformation of social practices from one text to another. This transformation occurs through shifts in the internal components of social practices, such as participants, actions, times, locations, and resources. To analyze these shifts, the study draws on the analytical framework for recontextualization proposed by van Leeuwen (2008). The dataset consists of 35 Martine books in French and their 121 Turkish translations produced by different publishers and translators. To conclude, we indicate that the source texts are highly open to localization in the translation process. We also discuss how participants, specific actions, times and locations and material resources that constitute social practices are rendered in Turkish in culturally embedded ways.

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Bu çalışma, Martine serisinin Fransızcadan Türkçeye Ayşegül olarak çevrilmesi süreçlerine söylem çözümlemesi ve çocuk edebiyatı çevirisi bakış açısından bir inceleme sunmaktadır. Daha özel olarak, çalışma çeviri metinlerinde toplumsal pratiklerin yeniden bağlamlandırılmasını ele almaktadır. Burada yeniden bağlamlandırma toplumsal pratiklerin bir metinden diğerine dönüştürülmesi olarak anlaşılmaktadır. Bu dönüşüm, toplumsal pratiklerin katılımcılar, eylemler, zaman, mekân ve kaynaklar gibi iç bileşenlerindeki kaymalar yoluyla gerçekleşmektedir. Bu kaymaları çözümlemek için, çalışma van Leeuwen (2008) tarafından yeniden bağlamlandırmanın çözümlenmesi için öne sürülen çözümleme çerçevesine dayanmaktadır. Çalışmanın veri seti, Fransızca dilindeki 35 Martine kitabı ile farklı yayınevleri ve çevirmenler tarafından üretilmiş 121 Türkçe çevirisinden oluşmaktadır. Bulgular, çeviri sürecinde kaynak metinlerin yerelleştirmeye oldukça açık olduğunu göstermektedir. Çalışma toplumsal pratikleri vücuda getiren katılımcılar, belirli eylemler, zamanlar ve mekanlar ile maddi ögelerin Türkçeye kültürel olarak gömülü biçimlerde aktarılmakta olduğunu tartışmaktadır.

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Baltacı, F. T., Kaya, E. K. (2026). Martine or Ayşegül? A Discourse Analysis of Ayşegül Translations within the Framework of Recontextualization. Türkbilig, Cilt: 2026 Sayı: 52, 183–210. https://doi.org/10.59257/turkbilig.1912974

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