Investigating lexical cohesive devices in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” in Arabic translation
Other Title(s)
تقصي أدوات التماسك المعجمي في كتاب إدغار آلان بو "القلب الواشي" في الترجمة العربية
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Source
lark Journal for Philosophy, linguistics and Social Sciences
Issue
Vol. 2021, Issue 40 (31 Jan. 2021), pp.1135-1155, 21 p.
Publisher
Wasit University College of Arts
Publication Date
2021-01-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
21
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
With the aim of investigating the lexical cohesive devices, a short story from the American literature; namely, ―The Tell-Tale Heart‖ by Edgar Allan Poe, is tackled as the data of study.
The study adopts the framework of Halliday and Hasan‘s (1976) by which two major categories of lexical cohesion; reiteration and collocation are examined.
To make the investigation possible, a full explanation of the lexical cohesive devices in both English and Arabic is presented to have a vivid image of the differences and similarities between them and to discuss their possible effect on translation.
A mixture of qualitative and quantitative research method is employed to calculate the frequencies of each device in Poe‘s ―The Tell Tale Heart‖ and Al-Halawani‘s (2015) Arabic rendition and their percentages.
The results obtained reveal that lexical cohesion in Poe‘s short story is founded on repetition, synonymy and collocation but the inadequate command of these devices by the translator leads to the distortion of translation
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tisgam, Khalidah Hamid. 2021. Investigating lexical cohesive devices in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” in Arabic translation. lark Journal for Philosophy, linguistics and Social Sciences،Vol. 2021, no. 40, pp.1135-1155.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1266420
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tisgam, Khalidah Hamid. Investigating lexical cohesive devices in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” in Arabic translation. lark Journal for Philosophy, linguistics and Social Sciences No. 40 (Jan. 2021), pp.1135-1155.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1266420
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tisgam, Khalidah Hamid. Investigating lexical cohesive devices in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” in Arabic translation. lark Journal for Philosophy, linguistics and Social Sciences. 2021. Vol. 2021, no. 40, pp.1135-1155.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1266420
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Text in English ; abstracts in English and Arabic.
Record ID
BIM-1266420