Lexical gaps in Arabic-to-English translation
Author
Source
al-Mustansiriya Journal of Arts
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 52 (31 Aug. 2010), pp.1-16, 16 p.
Publisher
Al-Mustansiriyah University College Of Arts
Publication Date
2010-08-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
The present paper addresses itself to study how lexical gaps constitute a thorny area for Arabic- to -English translators to encounter and to overcome.
It is based on the hypothesis that lexical gaps in religious translation seem to be rather problematic to get around.
Due to space necessity, the paper is limited to the investigation of morpho- lexical and semantico-lexical gaps.
First of all, the treatment of lexical gaps from a linguistic point of view has been introduced.
Then, the realization of such gaps in religious texts has been investigated.
Translation data for analysis is taken from three published renditions of the Glorious Qurân where ayahs involving morpho-lexical and semantico-lexical gaps have been discussed along with alternative translations for the inadequately translated ayahs.
The assessment of the translations of Quranic ayahs under study has yielded that lexical gaps are too thorny in religious translation to overcome unless appropriate translation techniques are utilized to process them
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Ghazzali, Mahdi F.. 2010. Lexical gaps in Arabic-to-English translation. al-Mustansiriya Journal of Arts،Vol. 2010, no. 52, pp.1-16.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Ghazzali, Mahdi F.. Lexical gaps in Arabic-to-English translation. al-Mustansiriya Journal of Arts No. 52 (2010), pp.1-16.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Ghazzali, Mahdi F.. Lexical gaps in Arabic-to-English translation. al-Mustansiriya Journal of Arts. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 52, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-967899
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 15-16
Record ID
BIM-967899