Mohammad Amirifar; Kobra Roshanfekr; Khalil Parvini; Alieh Kordzafaranlou
Abstract
Many translation theoreticians strongly support the role of collocations in translation and therefore have focused on this linguistic phenomenon in part of their studies. Nevertheless, in the realms of the Quran, this issue has been neglected and encounters a significant number of challenges. The present ...
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Many translation theoreticians strongly support the role of collocations in translation and therefore have focused on this linguistic phenomenon in part of their studies. Nevertheless, in the realms of the Quran, this issue has been neglected and encounters a significant number of challenges. The present study, on the basis of Newmark, Beeker, and Larson’s point-of-view on the one hand, and the translations of the Holy Quran on the other hand, has presented a new categorization of translation obstacles in Quranic collocations, which is free from its syntactic classifications; and by extracting evidence from ten contemporary translations of Quran this study suggests solutions to this problem. The statistical sample of this research includes one hundred Quranic collocations chosen on account of their frequency in Quran, some of which are analyzed and discussed in the present article. The five challenges in the translation of Quranic collocations encountered by the translators include: misunderstanding of collocations, the difference between correctness and naturalness in Persian equivalents, different order of collocation placement between the source and the target languages, observing equivalence unity, assimilation and accordance between equivalents, and unified translation of various collocations in the Holy Quran. With regard to these challenges and the recommended solutions by the researcher, it is possible to provide a more eloquent and comprehensible translation of the Holy Quran.
Hassan Majidi; Madineh Qeshlaqi Qeshlaqi
Volume 2, Issue 5 , December 2012, , Pages 204-181
Abstract
At this age which is an era of speed,science and technology the necessity for communication with other communities in order to advance in scientific, cultural, political,social etc… areas is felt more than before. Translation is one of such communication means in its various modes. Written translation ...
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At this age which is an era of speed,science and technology the necessity for communication with other communities in order to advance in scientific, cultural, political,social etc… areas is felt more than before. Translation is one of such communication means in its various modes. Written translation as a kind of translation is assigned to converting a message from the original language to the target language in writing. Obviously translation of written works plays a remarkable role in communicating the archaic and contemporary works of other nations into our literature. Therefore knowledge of its principles and regulations is so significant as a tool for proper understanding of the thoughts of the author.
Given the fact that in various references, the basics of the written translation has been elaborated on intermittently and the appropriate knowledge and use are essential for delivering an acceptable translation.
In this essay an attempt is made to analyze and define an array of the most significant fundamentals and rules of written translation including mastery of the original and target languages, understanding of the translation subject, loyalty to the meaning, and the ample knowledge of particular terms etc.
