Research Paper
Abdol Ali Alebooyeh
Volume 3, Issue 7 , June 2013, Pages 13-40
Abstract
Translating poetry has always been a significant subject in translation studies. Mixture of the language of poetry with the poet’s feelings and its benefit from ambiguity and complexity as well as presence of elements such as rhythm, sentiments, and fantasy puts poetry at a higher position than ...
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Translating poetry has always been a significant subject in translation studies. Mixture of the language of poetry with the poet’s feelings and its benefit from ambiguity and complexity as well as presence of elements such as rhythm, sentiments, and fantasy puts poetry at a higher position than prose, and accordingly adds more importance to its translation.
The translator of a poem should be privileged with more freedom. An efficient translation of poetry is the outcome of recreation rather than mere rendition, as it is the case with rhythmic translations. Not only should poetry translators have all proficiencies of literary translators, they should also be familiar with contemporary poetry and its specifications, including dominant themes and tones in poetry, functions of allegory, repetition elements, internal rhythm of the poem, and application of proper nouns.
The purpose of this research was to investigate the difficulties and complexities of translating poetry and in particular translating contemporary Arabic poetry regarding the theoretical and functional aspects. For this purpose, a descriptive-analytical method has been employed in this library research. Translatable and untranslatable elements were studied from a theoretical perspective, findings of which then indicated the importance of diction, meaning, rhythm, sentiments and fantasy. The difficulties of translating poetry were furthermore pointed out. From a functional approach, the most significant challenges with which the translators of contemporary Arabic poetry have to deal were then discussed by citing excerpts from poetry by Arab poets including Nizar Qabbani, Badr Shakir al-Sayyab and Nazik al-Malaika.
Research Paper
Faramarz Mirzaei; Sariyeh Sheikhighalat
Volume 3, Issue 7 , June 2013, Pages 41-58
Abstract
Although translation reduces lexical beauties and expressive settings, it is a science with its principles and rules whose application may help translators to convey the beauty of text. Intertextuality is an artistic tool at the creator’s hands that makes the text formally beautiful and meaningfully ...
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Although translation reduces lexical beauties and expressive settings, it is a science with its principles and rules whose application may help translators to convey the beauty of text. Intertextuality is an artistic tool at the creator’s hands that makes the text formally beautiful and meaningfully rich. But, how is it possible in translation to transfer the meaning while keeping such artistic device? Because in translation, lexical signs, being the most conspicuous realization of intertextuality and semantic reception, are almost lost. The problem is intensified once intertextuality regards the most remarkable texts such as the Qur’an or other holy books.
Appling an analytical-descriptive method and considering Leppihalme’s model and theory of intertextuality, this study tries to examine two kinds of intertextuality, being intertextuality of proper names and lexical intertextuality in Ahmad Mattar's poems. It is concluded that in the intertextuality of proper names, the strategy to keep proper names with the least change, and explicit explanation in the lexical intertextuality convey the meaning of intertextuality better than other strategies.
Research Paper
Farshid Torkashvand
Volume 3, Issue 7 , June 2013, Pages 59-78
Abstract
Translation, as a complex process, requires a comprehensive knowledge of both source and target languages. Understanding language through formalist linguistics and semantics in traditional or modern approach is a necessary but not sufficient condition. In this regard, functional linguistics, besides ...
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Translation, as a complex process, requires a comprehensive knowledge of both source and target languages. Understanding language through formalist linguistics and semantics in traditional or modern approach is a necessary but not sufficient condition. In this regard, functional linguistics, besides formalist linguistics, may be helpful. Functional approach defines language as a discourse, not a text. Knowledge of non-linguistic context especially the situational kind from a pragmatic angle provides a further and deeper understanding of language for the translator. With the knowledge of situational context of the source language, the translator can turn such a context into an appropriate style and vocabulary in the target language; and finally, the translator, as the creator of a new text and sender of message, would reach a translational equivalence. In the present paper the researcher has tried to investigate Arabic into Persian translation utilizing a pragmatic approach. To this end, the given example sentences are more of pedagogical value and the problem was addressed practically. Finally it was concluded that the traditional approach (formalist) compels the translator to adopt a minimalist approach and be confined in the text. It in turn stops him/her to understand and transfer the source message fully while in discourse approach, extra-textual aspects of the message are also transferable.
Research Paper
Gholamhasan Mohebbi; Batool Alavi
Volume 3, Issue 7 , June 2013, Pages 79-104
Abstract
Jamaluddin Ibn Hisham Ansari has an important role in the history, development, progress and revival of Arabic syntax. He is the creator of a masterpiece titled “Mughnī al-Labīb ‘An Kutub al-A’ārib. He is an innovative linguist and an expert who uses novel methods and unique styles ...
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Jamaluddin Ibn Hisham Ansari has an important role in the history, development, progress and revival of Arabic syntax. He is the creator of a masterpiece titled “Mughnī al-Labīb ‘An Kutub al-A’ārib. He is an innovative linguist and an expert who uses novel methods and unique styles in understanding, discussing, comparing, deducting, expressing syntactic problems, and linguistic theories. The preposition “bā” has fourteen meanings from the viewpoint of Ibn Hisham, one of which is redundant and other meanings are non-redundant. These meanings include ilsāq, ta’dīyah, isti’ānat, sababīyat, musāhibat, zarfīyat, badal, muqābilah, mujāvizat, isti’lā’, tab’īz, qasam, ghayat, tafdīyah, and ta’kīd. In this paper, we have tried to investigate the preposition “ba” via quoted and observed evidence from the viewpoint of Ibn Hisham.
Research Paper
Abbas Eghbali; Zeynab Rahimi
Volume 3, Issue 7 , June 2013, Pages 105-130
Abstract
The Holy Qur’an is a multilayered fantastic text and the translation of its verses requires great care and attention. This is why many translations of the Holy Qur’an have been criticized on different grounds. Due to the high frequency of the instances of figurative language in the Holy Qur’an, ...
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The Holy Qur’an is a multilayered fantastic text and the translation of its verses requires great care and attention. This is why many translations of the Holy Qur’an have been criticized on different grounds. Due to the high frequency of the instances of figurative language in the Holy Qur’an, these types of phrases need special consideration in related research. The purpose of the present study is to explore some of the translations offered for the figurative language of the Holy Qur’an within the scope limits of an article. Four translations of the same text have been selected, including those by Ayati, Elahi, Fooladvand, and Khorramshahi. They are famous translators of the Holy Qur’an and, at the same time, differ in their methods of translation. Works on Quranic interpretation like al-Mīzan, Jawame’ al-Jame’, and Mafātīh al-Ghaib and others have been used to look at the language of the first ten chapters of the Holy Qur’an. The results of this study indicate that the four translators offer very different translations of the same figurative language. They seem not to have followed any particular translation style. Sometimes, they have used figurative language of the target forms and sometimes they have tried to offer explanations instead. In some other cases, some of the nuances of the meanings of the figurative language have been ignored and the translations have become literal, not expressing the meaning intended by the verses.
Research Paper
shahriar giti; Hasan Narimani; Hosein Mohseni
Volume 3, Issue 7 , June 2013, Pages 131-150
Abstract
In addition to proposing some characteristics of a good translator, the current study tries to investigate common errors in the translation of the book al-‘Abarāt which are the consequence of incompetency in the source and target languages. This book was translated by Qasem Mokhtari, Mahmoud Dehnavi ...
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In addition to proposing some characteristics of a good translator, the current study tries to investigate common errors in the translation of the book al-‘Abarāt which are the consequence of incompetency in the source and target languages. This book was translated by Qasem Mokhtari, Mahmoud Dehnavi and Nozar Abbasi. In general, the study comprises two parts. The first part discusses mastery over target language and the resultant errors due to its absence (inappropriate translation with regard to the source text style, structure transition from the source to the target language, inappropriate application of words and expressions, and word order problems), and the second part handles the issue of mastery over the source language and errors occurring due to the lack of mastery over it (wrong translation, deletion, forgery, literal and negative transfer).
Research Paper
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.
