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At least with German Donald Duck the language used there is.. special in a good way. The early translator Erika Fuchs devised a whole new variant of German that
by atoav 1y ago
At least with German Donald Duck the language used there is.. special in a good way. The early translator Erika Fuchs devised a whole new variant of German that:
- uses words and phrases that are either of rare historic origin or completely made up new ones
- verb forms so uncommon that verb form she used frequently (the Infliktiv) has a second inofficial name: the Erikativ
- she frequently borrowed from the biggest writers and poets in the German language in her translations
- for the younger figures there is an entirely made up youth slang that is both appealing and incredibly entertaining to read
The english originals are utterly boring to read in comparison. Her work has a literaric and entertainer quality of the kind that made generations realize there is no real border between serious high brow literature and comics.