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Full-Text Articles in Semantics and Pragmatics
Tackling Translation Problems In Short Stories, Shatha Saleh Elshehry, Zainab Abuelmaatti
Tackling Translation Problems In Short Stories, Shatha Saleh Elshehry, Zainab Abuelmaatti
Effat Undergraduate Research Journal
In the age of globalization, the fact of being exposed to different cultures and backgrounds is unavoidable and literary texts are one of the most important sources that portray people's lives and believe. Translating such texts is vital in order to achieve understanding between different societies. However, the task of translating a literal text from Arabic into English is not easy as Arabic and English belong to different semantic maps and cultural settings. Therefore, problems encountered in translating these texts are inescapable. This study addresses the major problems faced by translators during translating a literary text from Arabic into English. …
The Translation Of Rhetorical Questions In The Holy Quran Into English, Najjar Ibrahim I.I.
The Translation Of Rhetorical Questions In The Holy Quran Into English, Najjar Ibrahim I.I.
Student Works (2020-2029)
The current study deals with Quranic rhetorical questions that carry specific rhetorical functions and their two English translations. The analysis is based on twenty four Quranic rhetorical questions and their two English translations: “the Koran Interpreted” by Arberry (1955/1996) and “the Noble Quran: English translation of the meanings and commentary” (1996) by al-Hilali and Khan. The study aims to (1) find out the types of grammatical shifts that have occurred in the two English translations (2) examine the effects of such shifts on the context of situation especially tenor and mode of the rhetorical questions translated into English. To achieve …
Deaf Translators: What Are They Thinking?, Janis Cole Ms.
Deaf Translators: What Are They Thinking?, Janis Cole Ms.
Journal of Interpretation
The examination of work performed by Deaf translators in creating translations between written texts and signed languages is an emerging area of inquiry in Translation Studies. Deaf people have been performing ad hoc translations within their community for hundreds of years (Adam, Carty & Stone, 2011; Bartley & Stone, 2008). More recently, Deaf translators have begun to work as paid professionals, creating a new subfield of Translation Studies, one that, to date, is largely unexplored. Using qualitative data, this pilot study examines the thought processes of two Deaf individuals in the rendering of an academic text from written English into …
Two_Word And Three Word-Verbs, Toshihiro Umehara
Two_Word And Three Word-Verbs, Toshihiro Umehara
MA TESOL Collection
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