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.
Mahin Hajizadeh; Parvin Farhadi; Rana Farhadi
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Nahj al-Balaghah is one of the most important and authentic religious sources that has come to the fore of knowledge and bounty since its creation. Several translators have been devoted to explaining this valuable masterpiece by Amir al-Mu'minin (AS). But the question is, how far have these translations ...
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Nahj al-Balaghah is one of the most important and authentic religious sources that has come to the fore of knowledge and bounty since its creation. Several translators have been devoted to explaining this valuable masterpiece by Amir al-Mu'minin (AS). But the question is, how far have these translations been able to introduce and transmit the miracle, power, and acceptance of the Amir's words to the Persian language community in the best way? The present study was conducted by descriptive-analytical method with the aim of evaluating the quality of translation from Nahj al-Balaghah by Mohammad Dashti. Among the various patterns of translation quality assessment, the Garcias model, which is relatively more comprehensive than the other proposed models, is considered as a research framework. This model includes four levels of lexical semantics, syntactic, cognitive, discursive-functional, and cognitive (practical) style. Each of these levels has subcategories and specific components whose translations are evaluated based on them. In this research, the translation of the first Khotbeh and the Hekamts one to twenty from the so-called translator are selected and evaluated for qualitative evaluation. After determining the abundance of each subgroup in the quadric levels according to the Garcias model, the results are plotted. The result of the evaluation based on the positive, negative and neutral techniques indicates that the translation of the plain has a criterion of acceptability and is of high quality.
