Repetition in Arabic-English Translation: The case of Adrift on the Nile
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Abstract:
This study investigates repetition in the English translation of the Arabic Novel, Adrift on the Nile (1993). It aims to explore the communicative functions of repetition and to see if these functions have been maintained or lost in the process of translating the Novel. In addition, it seeks to find the translation strategies used in rendering repetition. To achieve this aim, a deep analysis of the functions of lexical items, phrase and root repetitions was carried on the basis of the typology of repetition proposed by Dickins et al. (2002). The results of the study show that the repetitions examined have been used rhetorically for confirmation, assurance, and warning in terms of function. They have also been used as text-building devices. Regarding the maintenance or loss of the functions, it was found that they were both lost and gained in the translation. The translation strategies applied in the process of translation were found to be synonym, near-synonym, deletion, pronominalisation, and paraphrase. An important point found is that the translator has preferred to use variation in his translation rather than repetition.
Keywords:
repetition' , lexical items , root , Functions , phrase , variation
Language:
English
Published:
International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research, Volume:3 Issue: 10, Summer 2015
Pages:
24 to 34
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