Translating euphemisms : theory and application
Other Title(s)
ترجمة التلطف : النظرية و التطبيق
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 4, Issue 8 (31 Mar. 2013), pp.123-132, 10 p.
Publisher
American Arabic Academy of Science and Technology
Publication Date
2013-03-31
Country of Publication
United States
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Euphemisms are mild, polite and less distasteful expressions and phrases that replace their offensive equivalence in which culture plays a crucial role in translating them from a language to another different one and they pose difficulty for some translators.
Therefore, the cultural awareness of source and target languages is necessary to translate euphemisms accurately as an indirect communication.
This paper deals with the social euphemisms that are used in daily life to delicate the offensive aspect of some talks.
The main object of this study is to investigate and study how Grice’s Implicature Theory (Cooperative Principles and Maxims) and Relevance Theory could assist a clear interpretation of euphemisms.
The former, however, focuses on deliberate flouting of maxims of conversation, giving rise to implicature while the later helps for an euphemism comprehension through an optimal relevance by using explicating strategies.
The study further investigates the linguistic manifestations as well as the pragmatic inferences while rendering English euphemisms into Arabic and vice versa with special emphasis on the difficulty of the interpretation of euphemism that translator may encounter.
This paper suggests some strategies to assist translating the euphemisms from one language into another one precisely.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Shawi, Muna Ahmad. 2013. Translating euphemisms : theory and application. Amarabac،Vol. 4, no. 8, pp.123-132.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-722566
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Shawi, Muna Ahmad. Translating euphemisms : theory and application. Amarabac Vol. 4, no. 8 (2013), pp.123-132.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-722566
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Shawi, Muna Ahmad. Translating euphemisms : theory and application. Amarabac. 2013. Vol. 4, no. 8, pp.123-132.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-722566
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 132
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BIM-722566