Metaphor-based calques in Croatian mass media

What is it about?

Even highly proficient Croatian speakers of English as a second language (L2) are sometimes not able to fully understand the calques used in Croatian mass media unless they are familiar with the meaning of their source template in English.

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Why is it important?

Our findings show that even though people are proficient in English, they do not necessarily understand English-based calques used in Croatian media. The individuals designing media texts, as well as professional and student translators need to be aware of this.