Publications
Publication details [#55237]
Yu, Kyong-Ae. 2011. Arabic yacni: Issues of semantic, pragmatic, and indexical translation equivalence. Intercultural Pragmatics 8 (3) : 315–346. ![DOI logo](https://benjamins.com/logos/doi-logo.svg)
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
De Gruyter
Journal WWW
Annotation
This study examines the hypothesis that some Discourse Particles are so culturally embedded that they challenge translation. It does so by exploring the meanings and functions of the polysemous Arabic Discourse Particle yacni (derived from yacni ‘it means’), employing Natural Semantic Metalanguage and Conversation Analysis.