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parvin N, faroghipor S. Meta-analysis of the stability of thought systems based on construction in Arabic to English translation: a case study of the novel "Prophet" based on Halliday's functionalist linguistics. san 2023; 5 (1)
URL: http://san.khu.ac.ir/article-1-326-en.html
URL: http://san.khu.ac.ir/article-1-326-en.html
Iran , s.faroghi@yahoo.com
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The intricate system of Arabic syntax and orthography which is dependent on multi-layered semantic and derivatives have rendered Arabic translation a difficult task. Above all, translation into Arabic, due to aesthetic features of Arabic linguistics and the language capacities at morphology, semantic, syntax and pragmatic that bring about different semantic functions in deep and surface structures, is more difficult. Accordingly, investigating this subtle, yet important, particularities cannot be traced by regular translation assessment frameworks. Among ignored areas in translation quality assessment in general and in Arabic translation in particular has been the ideational meta-functions which are the result of syntax and semantic interplay which brings about novel semantic constructs. However, since translators adopt a linear, form-based and/or meaning-based approaches, these meta-functions are ignored. Therefore, the current research adopted an innovative approach from Halliday’s systemic functional grammar to investigate these possible losses in a sample of English to Arabic translation of “the prophet”. It was revealed that, although almost all of the meta-functions are adequately transferred into Arabic, some of them are not conveyed properly due to selection of improper verb type of syntactic structure.
Keywords: Arabic Narratology, Translation Assessment, English-Arabic Translation, Functional Grammar, Ideational Meta-functions, the prophet novel
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