The Influence of Translation on the Arabic Language: English Idioms in Arabic Satellite TV Stations

249 Pages·2018·2.68 MB·English

by  Mohamed Siddig Abdalla

The Influence of
Translation on the
Arabic Language

The Influence of
Translation on the
Arabic Language
:
English Idioms in Arabic

Satellite TV Stations
By
Mohamed Siddig Abdalla
The Influence of Translation on the Arabic Language:
English Idioms in Arabic Satellite TV Stations

By Mohamed Siddig Abdalla

This book first published 2018

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA, UK

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Copyright © 2018 by Mohamed Siddig Abdalla

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ISBN (10): 1-5275-0561-8
ISBN (13): 978-1-5275-0561-2
To the memory of my father, Siddig, who gave me everything but
received nothing in return.
To my dear mother, Fatima, who courageously and tirelessly
shouldered the burden of bringing up many young sons and daughters on
her own after the untimely death of my father.
To my wife, Nazik, whose support has inspired me to hold tight to my
biggest dream of furthering my studies.
To my marvellous son, Ahmed, and beautiful daughter, Lamar, for
making me the proudest father alive today.

TABBLE OF CCONTENTTS

List of Tablees ................................................................................................. x

List of Figurres............................................................................................. xiii

Abstract ....................................................................................................... xiv

Acknowledggements ..................................................................................... xv

List of Abbrreviations ................................................................................. xvii

Key to Trannsliteration System .................................................................... xix

Chapter Onee ................................................................................................... 1
Introductionn
1.1 Overrview ............................................................................................ 1
1.2 Review of the Liteerature .................................................................... 2
1.3 Theooretical Frameework .................................................................... 13
1.4 Diffeerences betweeen English annd Arabic ........................................ 21
1.5 Evolution of Langguage ..................................................................... 23
1.6 Stateement of the PProblem ................................................................. 29
1.7 Purpose of the Stuudy ........................................................................ 30
1.8 Signiificance of thee Study ................................................................. 31
1.9 Limiitations of the Study ................................................................... 31
1.10 Struucture and Orgganisation of the study ........................................ 32

Chapter Twoo ................................................................................................ 34
The Influencce of Translattion on the Araabic Language
2.1 Introoduction ...................................................................................... 34
2.2 Influuence of Transslation on the Arabic Languuage .......................... 35
2.3 Idiomms .............................................................................................. 48
2.4 Gapss in the Literatture ....................................................................... 59
2.5 Concclusions ...................................................................................... 60
viii Table of CContents

Chapter Thrree .............................................................................................. 62
Research Methodology
3.1 Introoduction ...................................................................................... 62
3.2 Reseearch Design............................................................................... 62
3.3 Reseearch Questionns for Quantitaative Study .................................... 63
3.4 Hypootheses for Quuantitative Stuudy ................................................. 64
3.5 Participants in the Quantitative Study ............................................. 65
3.6 Dataa Collection inn the Quantitattive Study ....................................... 67
3.7 Trannslation Test ............................................................................... 67
3.8 Quanntitative Data Analysis .............................................................. 71
3.9 Notees on Transliteeration and Gllossing ............................................ 73
3.10 Quaalitative Studyy ........................................................................... 76
3.11 Ressearch Questioons for the Quualitative Studdy .............................. 76

Chapter Fouur ................................................................................................ 78
Results of thhe Quantitativve Study
4.1 Introoduction ...................................................................................... 78
4.2 Demmographic Chaaracteristics off the Participaannts ........................... 78
4.3 Quanntitative Analyysis of Idiom Translation SStrategies .................. 81
4.4 Factoors Associatedd with the Parrticipants’ Chooice of Idiom
Transslation Strateggies ....................................................................... 88
4.5 Trannsliteration andd Glossing ............................................................ 97

Chapter Fivee .............................................................................................. 142
Results of thhe Qualitativee Study
5.1 Introoduction .................................................................................... 142
5.2 Idiomms in General English–Arabbic Dictionariies .......................... 143
5.3 Idiomms in Specialiised English–AArabic Dictionnaries of Idiommatic
Exprressions .................................................................................... 150
5.4 Frequuency of Idiomm Coverage aand Literalisattion ......................... 156
5.5 Interrviews with Leexicographerss .................................................... 157
5.6 Interrview with Dr Ramzi Baalbaki ............................................... 158
5.7 Interrview with Proofessor Abu-SSsaydeh ......................................... 161
5.8 Concclusion ..................................................................................... 170

Chapter Six ................................................................................................ 173
Summary, DDiscussion andd Recommenddations
6.1 Introoduction .................................................................................... 173
6.2 Summmary and Finddings of the sttudy .............................................. 173
6.3 Recoommendationss for Action ........................................................ 191
6.4 Conttribution to thee Field of Ressearch ........................................... 201
The Influencee of Translationn on the Arabic Language ix
6.5 Direcction for Futuure Research ........................................................ 202
6.6 Concclusions .................................................................................... 203

Bibliographyy .............................................................................................. 205

Appendix – Translation TTest ..................................................................... 224