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TargetVol. 5:1 (1993) ► pp.43–53
Arab Fatalism and Translation from Arabic into English
The present paper shows that while the concept of fatalism is all-pervasive in Arabic, it is kept to a minimum in English. Consequently, the translator into English is unlikely to be able to conserve the fatalism of Arabic expressions. Four areas are used to draw evidence for this cultural barrier: death terms, discourse conditionals, tautological expressions, and proverbial expressions. In most cases, the translator is forced to adopt functional equivalents, despite the fact that fatalism is missed in the functionally corresponding expressions.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.The Present Study
- 2.1.Death Terms
- 2.2.Discourse Conditionals
- 2.3.Tautological Expressions
- 2.4.Proverbial Expressions
- 3.Conclusion
- Note
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