The Difficulty in Translating Modern Arabic Literature for the Modern World : Reconsidering the Work of Translation from a Semiotic Perspective.

By:

Al-Masri, Hanada

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (220 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780773416635
0773416633

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

492.7/802 492.701

LOC classification:

P306 .A443 2010

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Contents:

THE DIFFICULTY IN TRANSLATING MORDERN ARABIC LITERATURE FOR THE WESTERN WORLD: Reconsidering the Work of Translation from a Semiotic Perspective; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Translation Theories; Chapter Two: Linguistic Losses; Chapter Three: Cultural Losses; Chapter Four: In the Eyes of the Other: Translational Comparisons; Appendices; Appendix A: Examples of Linguistic Losses; Appendix B: Examples of Cultural Losses; Appendix C: Examples of Translational Comparisons; Bibliography; Index

Summary: This work is one of only a few studies to deal with the translation of Arabic literature from a purely semiotic perspective (that has linguistics and culture as its focal points). This work demonstrates that the key to understanding the nature of losses and achieving equivalence is to follow a semiotic approach to translation.

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This work is one of only a few studies to deal with the translation of Arabic literature from a purely semiotic perspective (that has linguistics and culture as its focal points). This work demonstrates that the key to understanding the nature of losses and achieving equivalence is to follow a semiotic approach to translation.