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Readers’ Perceptions Towards Two English Translations Of The Quran, Nour Alanbari
Readers’ Perceptions Towards Two English Translations Of The Quran, Nour Alanbari
Theses and Dissertations
This study aimed to examine readers’ perceptions towards two notable English translations of the Quran, investigating if the readers’ language groups affected their perception of translation quality in terms of fluency, accuracy, clarity, formality, and likability. A total of 136 participants completed a survey where they rated the researched attributes of two different English translations of the Quran. Independent t-tests, paired t-tests, and ANOVA tests were conducted to compare the overall ratings of the two translations to each other, as well as between and within language groups. Ratings of the four attributes were also compared amongst themselves. Significant …