RECONSTRUCTING AUTHORIAL STYLE IN TRANSLATION: A MULTI-LEVEL EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

Abstract

This study explores the problem of reconstructing authorial style in literary translation, focusing on how stylistic meaning is preserved across languages. Using selected examples from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its Uzbek translation, the research adopts a qualitative, descriptive-analytical approach based on close textual comparison. A multi-level analytical framework is applied, examining lexical, grammatical, stylistic, and pragmatic dimensions of translation. The analysis demonstrates that translators rely on a range of context-sensitive strategies, including lexical transformation, contextual amplification, and phraseological equivalence. These strategies allow the translator to convey not only the semantic content of the original text but also its expressive and cultural nuances. At the same time, certain stylistic elements—particularly metaphorical imagery—may be partially transformed or simplified in the process