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Publication Date: 2016
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"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in Arabic Translations: A Case Study
Abdulmalik, Mariam
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, State University of New York at Binghamton
This dissertation examines "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in Arabic Translations, and how translators transformed this masterpiece into Arabic. By examining "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," I adopt the "Translation as Problem and Solution Approach" to investigate translation issues at three levels of meanings; above the word, the lexical, and the phonological level. To accomplish this, I analyze three Arabic translations for "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," published in three different eras in Egypt: 1958, 1992, and 2015. The Arabic translations used in this study are the only two unabridged translations of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mahir Naseem in 1958, and Nasr Abdulrahman in 2015, the third translation is abridged version for Shawqi Alameer in 1992. In this dissertation, I use example analysis to compare selected examples of cultural terms, metaphor, similes, allusions, and onomatopoeia to the original text, and then evaluate translation procedures proposed by Newmark (1988), Mandelblit (1995), Pierini (2007), Leppihalme (1997), and Ullmann (1962), on corresponding translation problems. Then, I propose modifications when applicable. This dissertation aims to modify then recommend some translation procedures as solutions to selected translation problems, and to the Arabic translation of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in general. It is also an example of translation theory application into practice. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Literature, Semitic Languages, Translation, Foreign Countries, Language Usage, Cultural Influences, Figurative Language
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