Translation and Communication. The Influence of Culture and Context in Danish and British Sales Brochures

Authors

  • Birgitte Norlyk

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/hjlcb.v12i23.25550

Abstract

Using a framework of culture and context, the present case study compares the English language version of a standardized sales brochure, produced in Denmark, to a culturally adapted brochure made especially for the British market. First, the analysis demon-strates the influence of cultural contexts on the concept of appropriate product settings. Second, the analysis illustrates how differences in coding and decoding processes influ-ence the stylistics of product descriptions and the choice of selling points in Denmark and in Britain.

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Published

1999-02-22

How to Cite

Norlyk, B. (1999). Translation and Communication. The Influence of Culture and Context in Danish and British Sales Brochures. HERMES - Journal of Language and Communication in Business, 12(23), 77–92. https://doi.org/10.7146/hjlcb.v12i23.25550

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THEMATIC SECTION: Analysing Business Genre