Translation in Arabic language and literature
Saadollah Homayooni; Maryam Fouladi
Abstract
Paying attention to contextual, cultural, and cognitive limitations in translation as a multi-dimensional process is of particular importance and the analysis of language formations from this perspective will have a significant impact on improving the quality of translation. Since cognitive structures ...
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Paying attention to contextual, cultural, and cognitive limitations in translation as a multi-dimensional process is of particular importance and the analysis of language formations from this perspective will have a significant impact on improving the quality of translation. Since cognitive structures determine the desired conceptual content through the formation of conceptual categories, it is essential to examine these metaphors as one of the most widely used language formations that play a significant role in inducing the concepts and ideas of any language. The present research aims to discuss the meaning load of each of these metaphors and how to translate them equally or unequally, while examining examples of conceptual metaphors in Persian, Arabic, and English, using the analytical-comparative method. The results indicate that the conceptual metaphors in the above-mentioned languages are culture-based and are formed according to the lived experiences of the speakers of these languages and they have had a significant impact on the conceptualizations. Therefore, the translation that is considered to convey the meaning of the expressions must be an unequal translation and in accordance with the culture and lived experiences of the speakers of the target language. Consequently, in general, it can be said that paying attention to cognitive categories in translation and conceptualizing the message based on the intellectual and cultural foundations of the source and the target language leads to a correct understanding of the worlds of meaning in the two languages and, accordingly, provides a suitable translation. Based on this, the translator, without forcing himself to be balanced in the translation, should transfer the concepts according to the system of knowledge, epistemology, culture, and worldview of the target language.
Adnan Tahmasebi; Sadollah Homayooni; Shima Saberi
Volume 3, Issue 7 , June 2013, , Pages 151-176
Abstract
The present study investigates the relationship between language and meaning. In other words, whether it is language that determines the meaning aspects and domains through its special delicacies, or language acts like a palfrey for the meaning.
In translation studies, there has been numerous discussions ...
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The present study investigates the relationship between language and meaning. In other words, whether it is language that determines the meaning aspects and domains through its special delicacies, or language acts like a palfrey for the meaning.
In translation studies, there has been numerous discussions about literal translation, word-for-word translation, communicative translation, semantic translation, free translation, etc. each of which has dealt with translation from a certain point of view.
Besides studying the different language layers—semantic, grammatical, vocabulary—external context and other factors affecting the translation process, the authors seek to show that in order to present a fluent (communicative), accurate (semantic) translation, the translator in addition to being conversant with nuances of three levels of source and target language, should adequately know culture, language and thoughts of the source language so as to think in their language, understand the translated text adequately enough. Then, relying on his competence and closely examining different semantic, lexical, syntactic and grammatical levels he can transfers the language units from the complex and intertwined network of translation and reconstruct them in the target language.
