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On translating English sports nicknames into Arabic
Author
Source
al-Mustansiriya Journal of Arts
Issue
Vol. 2007, Issue 45 (31 Dec. 2007), pp.1-19, 19 p.
Publisher
Al-Mustansiriyah University College Of Arts
Publication Date
2007-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
19
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
Nowadays, the transfer of English sports nicknames invades the Arabic sports reporting which tends to make much use of them.
These nicknames are frequently used to dub players, clubs, stadiums, coaches, etc.
that sometimes their original names are no longer used by journalists, commentators or fans.
Thus, it seems very interesting to deal with such brand- new field full of twists and turns, oddities and quiddities.
The transfer of nicknames may seem easy which is not true for it poses crucial problems for translators owing to the fact that they reflect not only the English culture and language but also even other ones like Italian, Spanish, etc.
That is also due to the phenomenon of globalization of such sports as soccer, tennis, baseball and so on.
This requires the translator to gauge the target language (TL) familiarity before adopting any translation strategy.
At the outset and before embarking upon discussing the translation strategies proposed for sports nicknames, the present researcher finds it worth while to put these nicknames under the microscope, giving her classifications of them.
Moreover the paper examines relevant issues: language of sports (LS) and translator versus (vs.) knowledge.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that the study is limited to investigate nicknames in two sports, viz.
football and tennis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Badr, Najla Abd al-Husayn. 2007. On translating English sports nicknames into Arabic. al-Mustansiriya Journal of Arts،Vol. 2007, no. 45, pp.1-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-967053
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Badr, Najla Abd al-Husayn. On translating English sports nicknames into Arabic. al-Mustansiriya Journal of Arts No. 45 (2007), pp.1-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-967053
American Medical Association (AMA)
Badr, Najla Abd al-Husayn. On translating English sports nicknames into Arabic. al-Mustansiriya Journal of Arts. 2007. Vol. 2007, no. 45, pp.1-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-967053
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendix : p. 17-19
Record ID
BIM-967053