Some linguistic and cultural problems of English-Arabic translation and their implications for a strategy of Arabization
The present study consists of eight chapters. Chapter One serves as an introduction to the entire work including brief discussions related to some broad aspects of translation in general and Arabization in particular. It also specifies the nature and scope of the problems being investigated and outlines the research approach. Brief accounts of each topic to be dealt with in later chapters are provided at the end of this chapter. The first pages of Chapter Two examine some linguistic features of Arabic along with its relation to other members of the Semitic family. The rest of the chapter furnishes a historical background to the origin, efflorescence, stagnation and revival of Arabic. This is a necessary step since it serves as a preliminary stage to what will be discussed later on. Chapter Three deals with spectroglossia, the first of a series of problems which jeopardise the current efforts aimed at reinstating Arabic as a workable modem language. The origins and the consequences of the problem are brought into focus. The second part of the chapter examines some features of modem standard Arabic (MSA) and the need to disseminate its usage as a possible pragmatic solution for bridging the gap between Classical
Al-Kenai, Jamal B. S.
Arabic terminology/structure
Some linguistic and cultural problems of English-Arabic translation and their implications for a strategy of Arabization. The present study consists of eight chapters. Chapter One serves as an introduction to the entire work including brief discussions related to some broad aspects of translation in general and Arabization in particular. It also specifies the nature and scope of the problems being investigated and outlines the research approach. Brief accounts of each topic to be dealt with in later chapters are provided at the end of this chapter. The first pages of Chapter Two examine some linguistic features of Arabic along with its relation to other members of the Semitic family. The rest of the chapter furnishes a historical background to the origin, efflorescence, stagnation and revival of Arabic. This is a necessary step since it serves as a preliminary stage to what will be discussed later on. Chapter Three deals with spectroglossia, the first of a series of problems which jeopardise the current efforts aimed at reinstating Arabic as a workable modem language. The origins and the consequences of the problem are brought into focus. The second part of the chapter examines some features of modem standard Arabic (MSA) and the need to disseminate its usage as a possible pragmatic solution for bridging the gap between Classical
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