Arabic-English translational crossover viewed from a linguistic/cultural perspective : with special reference to the major principles involved in translating the metaphorical language of the Quran
This work provides an analytical critique of some selected English translations of the Original Quran. This research tries to demonstrate (1) whether the cultural convergence of English and Arabic, due to globalisation, is leading to any further linguistic intermingling and (2) whether the cultural backgrounds of translators, in terms of their native languages, religion and place of origin/residence have any influence on the quality of their translational works. The first chapter builds up a theoretical base, by reviewing thematically the available literature upon which translational strategies are established. The second chapter discusses the differences between the two cultures concerned and the translation of the main features of culture. This chapter concentrates on cultural factors from an Arabic/English translational perspective, i.e. their impact on the rendition of cultural features such as the ecological, religious, social, political, and material aspects. Chapter three is concerned with the <i>literal</i> linguistic differences. More specifically, literal language will be looked at on a grammatical basis. The fourth chapter will cover the <i>figurative</i> level of linguistic differences, as it is
El Mallah, Fuzi
Arabic-English translational crossover viewed from a linguistic/cultural perspective : with special reference to the major principles involved in translating the metaphorical language of the Quran. This work provides an analytical critique of some selected English translations of the Original Quran. This research tries to demonstrate (1) whether the cultural convergence of English and Arabic, due to globalisation, is leading to any further linguistic intermingling and (2) whether the cultural backgrounds of translators, in terms of their native languages, religion and place of origin/residence have any influence on the quality of their translational works. The first chapter builds up a theoretical base, by reviewing thematically the available literature upon which translational strategies are established. The second chapter discusses the differences between the two cultures concerned and the translation of the main features of culture. This chapter concentrates on cultural factors from an Arabic/English translational perspective, i.e. their impact on the rendition of cultural features such as the ecological, religious, social, political, and material aspects. Chapter three is concerned with the <i>literal</i> linguistic differences. More specifically, literal language will be looked at on a grammatical basis. The fourth chapter will cover the <i>figurative</i> level of linguistic differences, as it is
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