Adel Azad Del; Javad Garjami; Masoumeh Bahrevar
Abstract
Linguistic context is a collection of in-text elements that provide grounds of text significance in conjunction with each other and thus results in the correct transfer of the concept of the word as well as the general discourse of the text. Linguistic context is a general concept that consists of four ...
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Linguistic context is a collection of in-text elements that provide grounds of text significance in conjunction with each other and thus results in the correct transfer of the concept of the word as well as the general discourse of the text. Linguistic context is a general concept that consists of four levels of lexical, grammatical (syntactic), rhetorical, and phonetic layers. Consideration of the linguistic context ruling over the verses of the Holy Quran helps to understand the meaning of the message. Al-Qara'a's Sura is among the Suras that expresses particular signifiers of the great incident of the doomsday for its special language structure. Different translations of this Sura have often not been adequately addressed in its linguistic context as a signifying element in transferring the meaning of its verses. The present study, by adopting an analytical and comparative approach, investigates two examples of translations of the Holy Qur'an (Fouladvan and Makarem-eh Shirazi) from Sura Al-Qara'a based on the linguistic equivalence principle in the source and target texts, and at the end proposes a translation that observes the linguistic context based on three lexical, syntactic, and rhetorical elements. Finally, the results of the research indicate that despite the fact that some of the components of the linguistic context have been considered in translating of a number of verses, the total transference of implicit symbolizations arising from the whole linguistic context of the Sura in the translation of many verses is neglected.
Farshid Torkashvand; Nasrin Nagahi
Volume 3, Issue 9 , December 2014, , Pages 55-70
Abstract
Traditional and modern linguists consider the linguistic context as one of the important topics in language studies and especially in semantics. In traditional syntax and rhetoric, "deletion" bears many similarities with the modern linguistic context. The extensive presence of linguistic context in semantics, ...
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Traditional and modern linguists consider the linguistic context as one of the important topics in language studies and especially in semantics. In traditional syntax and rhetoric, "deletion" bears many similarities with the modern linguistic context. The extensive presence of linguistic context in semantics, such as context in syntagmatic relation, in other words, in grammatical structure, especially semantic relations such as synonymy, polysemy, antonymy, and even in higher levels, the paragraph and context may help the reader to comprehend the exact meaning of words; this, also, is highly important in translation. This article tries to explore the features and functions of such context in both traditional and modern linguistics. Furthermore, to some extent, it refers to the similarities and differences of linguistic context in semantics by considering the subject of parallel in syntax and rhetoric.
