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.
The number of prints is limited only by the number of dolls sold.Jane Sarasohn-Kahn's Contemporary Barbie: Barbie Dolls, 1980 and Beyond (Antique Trader Books, 1996; 200 pps, $26.95) values a 1990 Bob Mackie Barbie in NRFB (Never Removed From The Box) condition at $850.