Linguistic Shifts in Translating the Meanings of the Holy Qur'an

ISBN-13: 9786200076465 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 252 str.

Gamal Seleem

Opis

This study draws attention to the concept of feminism vis-à-vis translation practices in general and focuses on translating the holy Qur'an from Arabic into English from Laleh Bakhtiar's feminist perspective in particular. Besides, it clarifies the extent of her intentional interventions in her English translation of the holy Qur'an by means of some linguistic shifts such as substitution, supplementing, attenuation, paraphrase, inclusive language, and prefacing. For the purpose of the study, the Arabic ST of the holy Qur'an, "Al-Qur'an AlKarim" (2004), and its English translation by Laleh Bakhtiar, "The Sublime Quran" (6th edition) (2009), are utilized. Moreover, some monolingual and bilingual dictionaries, two authentic and authorized Qur'anic exegeses, and two English translations of the holy Qur'an are used to arrive at accurate meanings and explanations of words and verses under discussion. Then, a comparison is made between Arabic verses and Bakhtiar's English translation of these verses to show how the translator, by making some deliberate linguistic shifts, rendered these verses from her feminist perspective.

O autorze

Seleem, Gamal
I have an MA and PhD in linguistics and translation studies. In 2017, I was a Fulbright visiting scholar, University of Arkansas, USA. In 2014, I was a visiting PhD scholar at the School of Translation and Interpretation, Faculty of Arts, University of Ottawa, Canada.