On the Analogies between Translation and Film Adaptations of Literary Classics

Izabela Szymańska is Associate Professor at the Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw. Her research interests include theoretical linguistics, especially the Construction Grammar framework, and translation studies. In the latter area her leading topics are the interface between linguistic and cultural aspects of translation, the dynamics of translation norms, translating for children, and multiple translations of literary works. She is the author of the monograph Mosaics. A Construction-Grammar-Based Approach to Translation (2011) and many papers on translation theory and practice, especially on translations of the classics of English children’s literature in Poland. She co-organises “Scotland in Europe” conferences and has co-edited five collected volumes on Scottish culture and its interactions with European culture.