Ali Saiadani; Rasool Bazyar; Elham Kari
Volume 3, Issue 9 , December 2014, , Pages 37-54
Abstract
Structure and structuralism are among the terms for which several lexical equivalents have been allocated in the works of lexicographers, critics and linguists of the Arabic language, the most common equivalents of which are as follows: "Albenyaviyat, albenniyat, albenaeiyat, albenviyat, albenyaniyat, ...
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Structure and structuralism are among the terms for which several lexical equivalents have been allocated in the works of lexicographers, critics and linguists of the Arabic language, the most common equivalents of which are as follows: "Albenyaviyat, albenniyat, albenaeiyat, albenviyat, albenyaniyat, alhaykaliyat, altarkibiyat, etc." The major causes of this type of rendition challenges in the Arabic language are: "different understanding of Arabic critics and linguists of modern concepts of western criticism, incognizance of authors from each other’s academic works, and ethnical and linguistic intolerance". The most challenging equivalent terms in the Arabic language are: Albenyaviyat and albenniyat. Authors and lexicographers who have used these terms in their works proceed to do this in accordance with two grammatical principles of the Arabic language ‘albenniyat’ and/or spread of common mistake theory ‘Albenyaviyat’. In this study, we intend to verify their accuracy and determine the origins of the choice of these berserk equivalents, by surveying these terms in the lexicons, critical works, linguistic researches and grammar of the Arabic language.
Mansoureh Zarkoob; Atefeh Sedighi
Volume 3, Issue 8 , September 2013, , Pages 35-54
Abstract
Every language has a unique system and its elements build their identity within this system and in association with other elements. Therefore, the translator cannot find equivalents for source language elements without considering this system. Rather, instead of finding precise equivalents for the elements ...
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Every language has a unique system and its elements build their identity within this system and in association with other elements. Therefore, the translator cannot find equivalents for source language elements without considering this system. Rather, instead of finding precise equivalents for the elements of the source language, the translator should focus his/her attention on the values and the role of verbal communications, and by implementing essential changes, present a comprehensible translation to the target language readers. Through some practical examples, this article attempts to present strategies that help the fluent and accurate transfer of meaning in translation from Arabic into Persian. These strategies help to provide a translation based on target language norms, which is fluent and tangible to the audience. In line with this, some examples were selected from Al-TarjemahVa Adavateha: Darasaton Fi Nazariah Va Tatbiq, by Ali Al-Ghasemi.These examples were selected during the translation of this book. In order to take a step toward offering a systematic and scientific approach in translation, in this article we introduced the strategies applied for a better translation and the changes made to have a better rendition.
Hossein Shamsabadi Shamsabadi; Fereshteh Afzali
Volume 3, Issue 6 , March 2013, , Pages 29-48
Abstract
Different languages have different systems and any language has its own specific lexical elements, grammatical structures, expressions, and idioms. This implies that not all elements can be literally reproduced in another language. Therefore, for our translation to be natural and understandable in the ...
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Different languages have different systems and any language has its own specific lexical elements, grammatical structures, expressions, and idioms. This implies that not all elements can be literally reproduced in another language. Therefore, for our translation to be natural and understandable in the target language, we should make changes and transformations to the source text. One of the most important principles to be observed in such translations is finding exact and proper lexical, structural, and contextual equivalents in the process of transferring message from the source to the target language. To understand shifts present in the process of finding equivalents in the target language, the concept of equivalence is studied in the translation of a story on the three levels of similarity, shift, and transfer. Inspired by these shifts and techniques, the study aims to explore the methods of finding equivalents in the translation of Arabic stories into Persian on three levels, including: lexicon (colloquial, slang, loan, and communicative words), structure (literary writings, rhyming, and communicative and expressive translation), and context (paralinguistic elements, presuppositions, and semantic elements). A number of the stories by Naguib Mahfouz, including The Honeymoon, Midaq Alley, Under the Umbrella, The Thief and the Dogs, and The Beggar, are analyzed as the sample translations of the study.
