Biased unbiased translation : the case of English into Arabic translation
Joint Authors
Abu Radwan, Adil
Thawabteh, Muhammad Ahmad
Source
Issue
Vol. 19, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.114-131, 18 p.
Publisher
University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmad
Publication Date
2020-12-31
Country of Publication
Algeria
No. of Pages
18
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Literature
Topics
Abstract EN
The present paper examines two notions in the idology of translation, namely biased and unbiased tones as can be illustrated in 10 examples taken from BBC website along with their translations into Arabic by BBC Arabic in 2018 and 2019.
The paper first argues that BBC bulging with news items and their translations provided by BBC Arabic should have the same inherent qualities like reciprocal biased and/or unbiased tone as both channels presumably advocate the same general policy.
Contrary to this initial assumption, the paper shows that a biased-Source Language (SL) item may have an unbiased-Target Language (TL) text (i.
e.
, translation) or unbiased SL text might have a biased and/or unbiased translation, mainly for two reasons: (1) audience-oriented translation in which the lexical choices made in translation do not occur in a vacuum, but are often influenced by an ideology tilting towards the expectations of a specific audience; and (2) linguistic aspects whereby the two languages, i.
e.
English and Arabic have little linguistic reality.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Thawabteh, Muhammad Ahmad& Abu Radwan, Adil. 2020. Biased unbiased translation : the case of English into Arabic translation. Traduction et Langues،Vol. 19, no. 2, pp.114-131.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1053213
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Thawabteh, Muhammad Ahmad& Abu Radwan, Adil. Biased unbiased translation : the case of English into Arabic translation. Traduction et Langues Vol. 19, no. 2 (2020), pp.114-131.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1053213
American Medical Association (AMA)
Thawabteh, Muhammad Ahmad& Abu Radwan, Adil. Biased unbiased translation : the case of English into Arabic translation. Traduction et Langues. 2020. Vol. 19, no. 2, pp.114-131.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1053213
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-1053213