TRANSLATION OF UKRAINIAN CULTURALLY MARKED VOCABULARY INTO ENGLISH (A CASE STUDY OF THE ANTHROPONYMIC SYSTEM IN VASYL ZEMLIAK’S NOVEL «THE SWAN FLOCK»)

This study examines the challenges of translating Ukrainian culturally marked vocabulary into English. The relevance of the research is determined by the growing global interest in Ukrainian history and culture, which necessitates the translation of Ukrainian texts (including works of fiction) into the languages of the world. The aim of the study is to analyze the role of anthroponyms as culturally marked units in a literary text as material for translation (using the example of Vasyl Zemliak’s novel «The Swan Flock» and its English translation by A. Bilenko). The objectives of the research include: identifying and classifying the anthroponyms in «The Swan Flock» along with their corresponding translated units; determining the transformations and strategies used to translate anthroponyms as part of culturally marked vocabulary; and analyzing the adequacy of these strategies/transformations in A. Bilenko’s translation. The object of the study is the system of anthroponyms in Vasyl Zemliak’s novel «The Swan Flock». The research methodology includes descriptive, classificatory, and comparative methods. The scientific novelty of the study is connected with the systematic analysis of anthroponyms from the perspective of translating culturally marked vocabulary, as well as in the detailed classification of the novel’s anthroponyms, the means of their translation, and the exploration of connections between anthroponym types and translation strategies. The practical significance of the study is associated with the potential application of its findings in the translation of Ukrainian literary prose and in the teaching of translation studies. The study’s results define the role of anthroponyms as culturally marked vocabulary, their specificity as a translation challenge, and the translation strategies that can be employed for their rendering into English. The prospect of further research is connected with analyzing other types of proper names (including those in «The Swan Flock») as culturally marked vocabulary and exploring the challenges associated with their translation in this context. Key words: translation, culturally marked vocabulary, non-equivalent vocabulary, anthroponyms, translation transformations.