Cultural Problems of English-Arabic Translation.

Aziz, Yowell Y.

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ERIC Number: EJ269959

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982

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Cultural Problems of English-Arabic Translation.

Aziz, Yowell Y.

Babel: International Journal of Translation, v28 n1 p25-29 1982

Discusses some of the difficulties that arise when an Arabic-English translator is required to find cultural equivalents for words or concepts that do not exist in one of the languages. Examples are given in the areas of ecology, material culture, social culture, political culture, and religious culture. (EKN)

Descriptors: Arabic, Arabs, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Context, English, Interpretive Skills, Islamic Culture, Translation, Western Civilization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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