Translating Scotland's Skagboys

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This paper focuses on the identity aspect of the Scottish dialect used in the Irvine Welsh's novel Skagboys. It also contains a translation of several passages from the novel and discusses the difficulties that occur when translating a dialect.

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Translation, Scottish, Dialect, Identity, Irvine Welsh, Skagboys

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