In literary translation, language has more than a communicative, or social and connective purpose. The word functions as the âprimary elementâ of literatureâthat is, it has an aesthetic function.
As of 1999, there had been at least 2,300 versions of the Barbie doll.
This was a 1965 Barbie dressed in Midnight Red, which had been part of a private collection of 4,000 Barbie dolls. The Barbie was sold for 9,000 sterling pounds (U.S. $17,000). She was sold by two Dutch women, Letje Raebel and her daughter, Marina.