Translation of كاد in the Quran as an instance of lexical gaps
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 98 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.69-92, 24 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad College of Arts
Publication Date
2011-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
24
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
Abstract EN
Writings in the field of contrastive analysis make a rich source of classifications and exemplifications concerning the lexical divergences that occur between pairs of languages.
Such a state of affairs is not surprising when being familiar with the abundance of lexicographic work implied by the quantitative evaluation of lexical divergences and discrepancies.
In other words, it seems obvious that a contrastive lexical study between any given pair of languages shows that many instances of conceptual mismatches occur, and henceforth, the existence of lexical gaps. Of such a nature, where a lexical contrastive work is done, is translation.
It is no doubt that translation is not a matter of replacing vocabulary or sentences from one language into another.
It is a process of communication which requires the creative reproduction of the translated piece of text.
So, a translator has to be fully aware of the conceptual mismatches that exist between languages in order to handle them properly in such a dynamic process. In the present paper, a translation assessment of the Arabic verb of appropinquation كاد in the Quran is attempted with the aim of identifying the various types of lexical items used as its rendition counterparts in English in so far as the meaning would be conveyed happily, and of investigating whether or not translators are aware of the influential role negative particles would play when used along with كاد .
By so doing, the researcher will pass his judgment on the various translations used in the study.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Utbi, Mahdi Inayah Karim. 2011. Translation of كاد in the Quran as an instance of lexical gaps. al-Adab Journal،Vol. 2011, no. 98, pp.69-92.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-336063
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Utbi, Mahdi Inayah Karim. Translation of كاد in the Quran as an instance of lexical gaps. al-Adab Journal No. 98 (2011), pp.69-92.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-336063
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Utbi, Mahdi Inayah Karim. Translation of كاد in the Quran as an instance of lexical gaps. al-Adab Journal. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 98, pp.69-92.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-336063
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Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 91-92
Record ID
BIM-336063