Translation in Arabic language and literature
Akram Madani; Javad Asghari
Abstract
Relying on Newmark's theoretical framework, the present study examines the quality of transferring the unit of culture and the performance of translators in translating the novels Miramar, Zaqaq al-Muddaq, and the Nile Trilogy by Najib Mahfouz, The Season of the Hijrah to the North, and Ars al-Zain by ...
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Relying on Newmark's theoretical framework, the present study examines the quality of transferring the unit of culture and the performance of translators in translating the novels Miramar, Zaqaq al-Muddaq, and the Nile Trilogy by Najib Mahfouz, The Season of the Hijrah to the North, and Ars al-Zain by al-Tayyib Saleh and Daruz al-Bulgrad by Rabbi to measure the degree of conformity of translation with the components of this theory. After reviewing and adapting the original text and Persian translation based on Newmark theory, it was found that in translating these novels, the methods of transmission, localization, and cultural equivalent have been most used in transmitting the unit of culture. Cases have not been successful in conveying cultural categories. Many cultural categories, including the names of food, clothing, antiquities, institutions and organizations, customs, etc., without explanation in the footnote, are only transferred to the target culture and make it difficult for the reader to understand, which is one of the weaknesses of translators.
Translation in Arabic language and literature
Zahra Salimi; Sajjad Esmaili; Alireza Sheikhi
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Cultural elements as major parts of texts play an important role in conveying the main concepts to the readers. Understanding these concepts is the main concern of translators of different scripts. Therefore, a translator can convey not only the meaning of the text but also the sentiments of the author ...
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Cultural elements as major parts of texts play an important role in conveying the main concepts to the readers. Understanding these concepts is the main concern of translators of different scripts. Therefore, a translator can convey not only the meaning of the text but also the sentiments of the author to the readers using cultural synonyms. To this end, in this paper, we analyze the “Kharidar Eshgh” novel by Mohammad Ali Behzad Rad using the cultural pattern of Mark Newman. Moreover, we investigate how a translator deals with cultural elements and how he/she approaches finding the equivalent of cultural expression in Arabic and Persian language. We use a descriptive-analytical method in our research and we show that the translator of this novel has concentrated more on interpreting the meaning of text rather than conveying the author’s sentiments and feelings. Hence, word-by-word translation in some cases led to the ambiguity of translation. Furthermore, the actual meaning of expressions and metaphors have not been apprehended properly and inappropriate synonyms for words have been chosen. Among cultural components in this novel, cultural contents, proverbs, and ecology have the highest frequency, respectively.
Mohammad Rahimi Khoighani
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The purpose of this research is to investigate how the cultural elements of the story "Farsi Shekar Ast" by Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh, is transferred from Persian to Arabic, using Peter Newmark's model for categorizing cultural categories and its translation strategies. The most important findings of the ...
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The purpose of this research is to investigate how the cultural elements of the story "Farsi Shekar Ast" by Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh, is transferred from Persian to Arabic, using Peter Newmark's model for categorizing cultural categories and its translation strategies. The most important findings of the present study, which have been written with a descriptive-analytical method, indicate that the story of "Farsi Shekar ast" has all five categories of cultural categories that Newmark deserves, the translator translates this story more than the equivalent cultural equivalent and in this way, a translation is tailored to the culture of the target language.
