Challenges of Finding Equivalents for the Terms Structure and Structuralism in Arabic Lexicons and Modern Studies

Structure and structuralism are among the terms for which several lexical equivalents have been allocated in the works of lexicographers، critics and linguists of the Arabic language، the most common equivalents of which are as follows: «Albenyaviyat، albenniyat، albenaeiyat، albenviyat، albenyaniyat، alhaykaliyat، altarkibiyat، etc.» The major causes of this type of rendition challenges in the Arabic language are: «different understanding of Arabic critics and linguists of modern concepts of western criticism، incognizance of authors from each other’s academic works، and ethnical and linguistic intolerance». The most challenging equivalent terms in the Arabic language are: Albenyaviyat and albenniyat. Authors and lexicographers who have used these terms in their works proceed to do this in accordance with two grammatical principles of the Arabic language ‘albenniyat’ and/or spread of common mistake theory ‘Albenyaviyat’. In this study، we intend to verify their accuracy and determine the origins of the choice of these berserk equivalents، by surveying these terms in the lexicons، critical works، linguistic researches and grammar of the Arabic language.