Phenomenon Of Translation Research Articles

Saudi Poetry in Francophone Culture: Reception and Translation Issues

By Saudi poetry, we mean a volume of four poetry collections by four contemporary Saudi poets, namely "Clouds in the Clouds" by the poet Ghassan Al-Khunaizi, "Anxiety of the Dune" by the poet Ahmed Al-Mulla, "A Brief Mythology of Panic" by the poet Saleh Zamanan, and "A Kernel for the Seasons of Absence" by the poet Muhammed Al-Hers. The poems of these collections, which we consider constitute a unified body of poems, are classified as what is known as "prose poems", which represents the first interface for the reception of this poetry in the Francophone culture in terms of genre, form and themes, considering its referential and characteristics in this same culture. This research is not an analysis of the poetry collections separately, nor is it a study of their individual characteristics. It is rather an investigation into the issues of their reception in the Francophone culture, and its probable "effects" that can be manifest in various aspects such as poetic interaction, critical studies, and what they may entail in terms of interpretative translation concerns. Also, this research is not mere opinions and impressions; it is rather a critical study, in which the theoretical and applied aspects are harmonized into a poetic "archeology" with verbal clues, contextual textualities, specific poetic evidence, and translation phenomena. Such digs evolve around the extrapolation of the collections of poetry and the interrogation of the poems, including their diverse poetic characteristics within the limits of interpretation based on evidence and signs. This research is a groundbreaking critical investigation of the proposed volumes for specific purposes, highlighting their salient reception "effects", as such research is almost non-existent, a fact that has triggered our interest to achieve a purpose behind this study, relying on a specific methodological approach. One of this approach’s features is the investigation of "poetic universals" embodied in the steady signs, and the common constants shared by the poetry collections, and how to employ them in a way that helps shed light on the reception of Saudi poetry in the Francophone culture. Based on the above, this study consists of investigations, governed by the logic of gradualism and continuation. We propose to begin with the question of reception and its relationship to this body of poetry, then explore the relationship between the form of these collections’ poems and their reception, then address the "poetic universals" of all forms that affect the reception before ending with an investigation of the translation issues that produces interpretation and decide on reception.

Variational Translation Phenomenon of Six Chapters of A Floating Life

The Variational Translation theory was summarized and proposed by Huang Zhonglian, a Chinese translator and scholar, from his many years of translation practice and research. There are altogether seven flexible means: omission, editing, narration, condensation, combination, modification and addition. Six Chapters of A Floating Life by Shen Fu of the Qing Dynasty was beautifully written and deeply loved by Lin Yutang. To better promote Chinese culture to the world, Lin translated this novel, and its English version was highly praised abroad. Based on the Variational Translation theory and combined with examples, this paper discusses in detail the specific manifestations of the translation variation strategies such as omission, editing, narration, modification and addition in the English version of Six Chapters of A Floating Life. The ultimate goal is to enhance the guiding role of the Variational Translation theory in the English translation of Chinese novels.

Crossmodal Correspondence Mediates Crossmodal Transfer from Visual to Auditory Stimuli in Category Learning.

This article investigated whether crossmodal correspondence, as a sensory translation phenomenon, can mediate crossmodal transfer from visual to auditory stimuli in category learning and whether multimodal category learning can influence the crossmodal correspondence between auditory and visual stimuli. Experiment 1 showed that the category knowledge acquired from elevation stimuli affected the categorization of pitch stimuli when there were robust crossmodal correspondence effects between elevation and size, indicating that crossmodal transfer occurred between elevation and pitch stimuli. Experiments 2 and 3 revealed that the size category knowledge could not be transferred to the categorization of pitches, but interestingly, size and pitch category learning determined the direction of the pitch-size correspondence, suggesting that the pitch-size correspondence was not stable and could be determined using multimodal category learning. Experiment 4 provided further evidence that there was no crossmodal transfer between size and pitch, due to the absence of a robust pitch-size correspondence. These results demonstrated that crossmodal transfer can occur between audio-visual stimuli with crossmodal correspondence, and multisensory category learning can change the corresponding relationship between audio-visual stimuli. These findings suggest that crossmodal transfer and crossmodal correspondence share similar abstract representations, which can be mediated by semantic content such as category labels.

Film as a Linguosemiotic Phenomenon: Translational and Neurolinguistic Aspect

This study aims to study the potential of film as a semiotic and translational phenomenon for foreign language proficiency and translator training in the context of neurolinguistics. The article examines the theoretical foundations of the use of films in language education, focusing on the role of semiotics and translation in language learning and the didactic benefits of using films in the foreign language classroom. The research was carried out by reviewing the existing literature on audiovisual text and the peculiarities of its translation. It also presents an example of the experience of translation students who translated "The Interpreter" (2005a) from English to Ukrainian. The findings suggest that film adaptation for language learning has the potential to provide multiple benefits and can be a very effective tool in terms of developing communicative competence and translation skills as an aspect of neurolinguistics development. First, films can serve as a source of authentic and engaging language input, exposing learners to a variety of accents, dialects and registers of the target language. Second, films can promote cultural sensitivity and awareness by providing students with valuable information about the customs, traditions, and social norms of the target culture. In addition, movies are a manifestation of artificial intelligence and can support students' motivation and interest in language learning, as they are often strongly motivated to participate in watching movies in the target language.

Interdisciplinary Investigations at the Intersection of Philosophy and Translation Studies

This article provides an overview of the challenges faced at the intersection of philosophy and translation studies. The interdisciplinary scope under consideration covers philosophical contributions to theoretical investigation of translation, which are substantively grounded in the experiences of practicing translators, amongst whom are philosophers. Furthermore, the paper emphasizes the prominent role of philosophy in establishing the fundamental conditions and concepts of translation, and addresses the numerous philosophical approaches contributing to the interdisciplinary discourse on the nature of translation. Considerable attention is given to metaphysical and epistemological points that seem to play a significant role in conceptualising translation issues and establishing the theoretical foundations of translation studies, as well as in providing a deeper insight into the translation process. On the whole, the philosophisation of the translation phenomenon contributes to the substantial growth of both philosophical thought and translation studies.

Good, but not always Fair: An Evaluation of Gender Bias for three Commercial Machine Translation Systems

Machine Translation (MT) continues to make significant strides in quality and is increasingly adopted on a larger scale. Consequently, analyses have been redirected to more nuanced aspects, intricate phenomena, as well as potential risks that may arise from the widespread use of MT tools. Along this line, this paper offers a meticulous assessment of three commercial MT systems - Google Translate, DeepL, and Modern MT - with a specific focus on gender translation and bias. For three language pairs (English-Spanish, English-Italian, and English-French), we scrutinize the behavior of such systems at several levels of granularity and on a variety of naturally occurring gender phenomena in translation. Our study takes stock of the current state of online MT tools, by revealing significant discrepancies in the gender translation of the three systems, with each system displaying varying degrees of bias despite their overall translation quality.

Effective application of multimodal discourse analysis in Russian translation

Abstract Based on ELAN multimodal discourse analysis software, this paper constructs a multimodal Russian translation model based on the machine translation model with visual grammar and multimodal discourse analysis as the theoretical basis. To address the issue of missing semantics caused by insufficient input information at the source of real-time translation, the model uses images as auxiliary modalities. The real-time Russian translation model is constructed using the wait-k strategy and the concept of multimodal self-attention. Experiments and analysis are carried out on the Multi30k training set, and the generalization ability and translation effect of the model are finally evaluated with the test set. The results show that by applying multimodal discourse analysis to Russian translation, the three translation evaluation indexes of BLEU, METEOR, and TER are improved by 1.3, 1.0, and 1.4 percentage points, respectively, and the phenomenon of phantom translation is effectively reduced.

Corpus-based Translation Studies: Examining Media Language through a Linguistic Lens

This paper delves into the multifaceted world where translation studies converge with corpus linguistics, casting a spotlight on the dynamic domain of media language. By harnessing the power of a corpus-based methodology, our research meticulously dissects the intricate process of translating and adapting media texts within a panoply of linguistic landscapes and cultural contexts. The core objective of the study is to excavate and analyze the pantheon of linguistic attributes and the repertoire of tactics translators wield in the realm of media, unlocking a treasure trove of understanding pertaining to cultural subtleties and the nuanced art of translation practices. Our exploration traverses a broad spectrum of media genres, encompassing the rigor of news journalism, the creative complexity of television programming, and the viral nature of digital content, to construct a comprehensive understanding of the translation phenomena at play. The findings illuminate the myriad ways in which media narratives are reconfigured and presented to global audiences, ultimately enriching the discourse on how translation shapes and is shaped by the currents of worldwide communication. This study, therefore, serves as a crucial beacon for academics, professionals, and enthusiasts poised at the crossroads of linguistics and cultural exchange, guiding them through the labyrinth of media translation and its profound influence on international dialogues and perceptions.

Towards a Historical Approach to Translation in Translator Education

Academic programs across disciplines often require a foundational knowledge of history as an essential component for earning degrees in various areas of expertise. In the context of translation programs, the history of translation may either be offered as a distinct and separate course or integrated into practical translation courses. Since the 1980s, scholars in the field of translation have recognized the significance of historical research and have actively developed methods and theoretical approaches to establish this as a discipline in its own right. Presently, there is an abundance of material on the history of translation, accompanied by a concerted effort to construct a historiography specific to the field. Despite the vast array of bibliographic resources available, one notable lacuna in Translation Studies pertains to effectively introducing the historical dimension of translation to students who may grapple with comprehending this extensive body of theoretical knowledge and understanding the contribution of a historical approach to the act of translating. This article seeks to illuminate strategies for familiarizing students with the historical dimension of translation within the framework of a translation history course. The overarching aim is to underscore how translation history can contribute to students' development of a robust theoretical background on the translation phenomenon while enhancing their practical skills. Additionally, the paper explores the potential resistance students may harbour toward the perceived utility of a historical approach in addressing practical translation issues. Furthermore, the discussion delves into the role of Bibliographies of Translation Studies, which collate scholarly publications on translation, as comprehensive academic tools essential for systematizing existing yet often fragmented knowledge in this specific scientific domain. The research methodology employed is theoretical exploration, focusing on concepts such as history and historical research in translation, the objectives of a translation history course, and the design of course content along with methods for assessing student performance. The fundamental conclusion drawn is that the historical approach to translation is intricately connected to the act of translating, emphasizing the need to integrate translation history into translator training at higher education institutions. The recommendation is to offer translation history as a standalone course within translator training programs, featuring clearly defined goals and a strong orientation toward the practical aspects of translation. The envisioned objective of a "History of Translation" course is not only to address students' knowledge gaps but also to instill curiosity and research skills, fostering a lifelong learning mindset crucial for translation practice. Such an approach is anticipated to cultivate a "translation culture" among learners, contributing to the development of their self-awareness and enhancing their standing as professionals in the translation industry.

TERM-COMBINATION IN THE CONTEXT OF CORPUS-APPLIED TRANSLATION STUDIES

This research presents an investigation of term-combination as a corpus-applied translation phenomenon, which constitutes a distinct branch of applied linguistics, merging corpus analysis methods with the study of fundamental translation doctrines. The aim of the study was to examine the theoretical postulates of collocational analysis and paradigmatic transformation of term-combinations in corpus-applied translation studies, determine the quantitative feature of reproducing term-combinations in the corpus of texts, characterize the corpus feature of contextual adequacy, and demonstrate the corpus feature of grammatical concord. The research results demonstrate that the reinforcement of logical determinism of the linguistic phenomenon characterizes an integrated hierarchical approach to the classification of official-business texts, in which collocational relationships between linguistic units are traced, contributing to the expansion of the sphere of terminological combination realization in context. Overall, official-business texts fulfill a dual role: informative and suggestive. The realization of these functions can be both implicit, encoded in the internal form of term-combinations, and explicitly expressed. The pragmatic orientation of official-business texts manifests through corpus-applied translation means. Official-business documents construct the official-business discourse, which we understand as a specific environment of linguistic communication aimed at the realization of lexical-semantic, derivational, grammatical, and stylistic levels. The system of approaches applied in our research constitutes a coherent corpus-applied translation formation, structuring the manner of organization of translation methods directed at the analysis of official-business terminology.

Al Samātu Al Lughowiyyatu Lil Arobiyyati Fil Ma’had Al Islāmi Dirōsatu Hālati Fi Ma’hadi Al ‘Ashri Bil Indōnῑsiyyā

This research aims to describe the characteristics of the Arabic language used in Pondok Pesantren Modern Alhasyimiah Darul Ulum Sipaho. The study encompasses five main aspects: fluency in Arabic, the structure of the language employed, the influence of the mother tongue on language usage, literal translation, and proposed solutions. The research methodology employed is a qualitative descriptive approach with data collection through interview and observation. Data is subsequently analyzed using deduction and description methods. The findings of this study reveal that Pondok Pesantren Modern Alhasyimiah Darul Ulum Sipaho places a strong emphasis on fluency in the Arabic language as a crucial aspect of Arabic language proficiency. However, the teaching of language structure is somewhat limited, resulting in various structural errors in everyday Arabic communication. Additionally, the influence of local languages or dialects on Arabic language usage is present, yet a practical approach to Arabic language instruction boosts students' confidence in communication. The phenomenon of literal translation in Arabic also underscores the importance of contextual understanding in foreign language use. As a solution, the pesantren offers supplementary training programs, interaction with native Arabic speakers, and the promotion of active Arabic language use in daily life. The results above imply the importance of emphasizing contextual understanding and active use of the Arabic language in daily life, as well as the need for a practical approach to teaching language structure to enhance everyday communication in Arabic.

Expansion of Indonesian to English Phenomena: A Descriptive Analytical Study in the Novels Written by Ahmad Tohari

This research examines the Expansion phenomena in translation using the strategies by Chesterman (2016). The expansion here means simply the phenomena of adding words from Source Text into Target Text Translation. The main purpose of this research is to find out how effective the Expansion is in helping to resolve translation problems in translating Indonesian to English. This research uses a mixed qualitative and quantitative research method, with the main focus on qualitative. The research uses a quantitative method for presenting the result. The descriptive research method is used to explain how the data was collected, classified, analyzed, and then summarized to get the conclusion. The data of this research are expansion, taken from the novel by Ahmad Tohari, entitled “Mata yang Enak Dipandang.” The Expansion would be identified and collected by comparing the texts in both the target language (Indonesian version) and The source Text (English version) up to 150 data. The random sampling technique is used. The researcher will take 150 data. From the 150 data, 21 data will be chosen randomly and then taken to be analyzed. Thus, the research uses a random sampling technique. There are three primary groups of categories in Chesterman’s strategies, namely syntactic/grammatical (4 out of 21 data), semantic (8 out of 21 data), and pragmatic (9 out of 21 data). There are 150 data of expansion but only 21 data were purposely chosen to be analyzed, with the use of Chesterman strategies which are: Information Change (1 data), Trope change (2 data), Abstraction Change (2), Explicitness Change (5), clause Structure Change (2), Distribution Change (4 data), Cohesion Change (1), Scheme Change (1 data), Emphasis Change (1 data), Interpersonal Change (2 data), Illocutionary Change (1). The result shows that most of the translations in the novel by Ahmad Tohari most of it using Explicitness Change ( 5 out of 21 data). As part of Semantic strategies, Exlpicitness change serves as an indicator of an idea that to translate a novel; the translator must commit a lot of manipulating in the process to reach the equivalency of work. The use of translation strategies by Chesterman in the expansion phenomena proves that only 20% of translation uses syntactical; the rest of it belongs to Semantic (38%) and Pragmatic (42%). It means that translating a literary work is quite challenging. The fact that literature work, which in this case is a novel, has a deeper meaning than it appears and how the work mostly uses figurative language to convey the message pressurize the translator to immerse the Source text carefully and also demands the translator to have a broad knowledge of the language and its social content.

Crossing the borders of social class: Social mobility as translational experience

ABSTRACT This article suggests that we might conceive of the experience of upward social mobility as a form of translational experience and view the socially mobile individual as both translatum and translator. Acknowledging that the experience of social mobility varies enormously in its specificity, the article’s temporal focus is on upward social mobility in Britain since the expansion of higher education in the early 1990s. It draws on the author’s own experience of social mobility and on the memoirs Hungry by Grace Dent (2021), Respectable by Lynsey Hanley (2017), and People Like Us (2020) by Hashi Mohamed, and relates the socially mobile self to the phenomenon of textual translation. It also theorises the ‘return’ – post-translation communication with the ‘source culture’ or social class of origin – and the process of back-and-forth translation in which socially mobile individuals are constantly engaged.

A Comparison of the English Subtitles of The Wandering Earth Series from the Perspective of Sociological Translation Studies

As a social practice activity affected by many social and cultural factors, the subjective initiative of social roles, accumulated capital and habits will affect the dissemination of translation products. In 1972, Holmes proposed to promote function-oriented descriptive translation research, and explore the phenomenon of translation within the framework of sociology. Sociological translation studies construct a system based on the core three elements of Bourdieu's sociological theorycapital, field, and habit, and explore the different roles played by actors in social practice. The popularity of the 2019 and 2023 Spring Festival movie series The Wandering Earth had aroused peoples attention to Chinese science fiction movies. This movie series is based on the short novel of the same name published in 2000 by Liu Cixin, a new generation of Chinese science fiction novelists. The films were translated into English and released in overseas theaters. This article will take the subtitle translation of the series as the starting point from the perspective of sociological translation studies, take culture and market as the two general directions, and explore the changes and reasons for the subtitle translation of The Wandering Earth I and II. This study finds that the subtitle quality of the Wandering Earth series of movies has improved significantly. The change is mainly related to China's cultural self-confidence, cultural export policy support and market attraction in recent years. The sociological perspective of this study compensates for the theoretical singularity of most subtitle translation studies, and improves the objectivity of the research mechanism, which can promote the diversification of other translation studies. At the same time, it also helps more films improve their own translation quality, achieve a win-win situation of going abroad and achieving commercial value and cultural output.

FILM ADAPTATION OF A LITERARY WORKS AS A SPECIFIC TYPE OF INTERSEMIOTIC TRANSLATION

This paper deals with the problem of the phenomenon of intersemiotic translation in the field of film translation, which provides recoding of a work from one sign system to another. The process of intersemiotic translation has certain features and creates a special system of relations between the literary source and its film adaptation. Intersemiotic translation represents the field of new linguistic processes, as they tend to create different interpretations of signs. During the process of translating a literary work into the language of cinema, the skills and emotions of the actors play a significant role, as well as the ability of the director and screenwriter to identify the key elements of the literary piece that must be translated effectively into the language of film. Methods used in the study: a comparative method (contrast of lexical, grammatical and phonetic phenomena in English and Ukrainian), a descriptive method, and a method of observation.

Notation Methods and Reference Systems: On the Phenomenon of Cultural Translation in the Eastern Mediterranean

Abstract Traditional art music in the Ottoman Empire was essentially shaped by phenomena of transculturality. It can be assumed that dynamic cultural transfer processes took place between the cultural groups involved, including Armenians, Greeks, Jews, and Arabs, in addition to Turks, and that these processes are visible today through circumstantial evidence. Each cultural group has an individual-specific music-theoretical, as well as music-historical background, so that the cultural intersection of Ottoman art music is considered from different perspectives. Using Greek sources from the 18th and 19th centuries as examples, this contribution is devoted to the phenomenon of cultural translation that accompanies the transfer processes. The central question is whether and in what form the detailed information given on the pitch system can contribute to a better understanding of Ottoman music theory in the nineteenth century, and how it can be made useful for the critical edition of music practical sources from the period.

On Translation Strategies of Biographies Under Translator Behavior Criticism

The biography of Party history is a valuable asset of Chinese culture. And as an important step for Chinese culture to go global, its translation has expanded the influence of Chinese literature. The translator analyzes the translation strategy of Biography of Yang Song on the “Truth-seeking-Utility-attaining” evaluative model of continuum, describes the translation phenomenon and translator behavior, and thus explores the process of translators’ participation in society, aiming to promote the translation study of Party history through the analysis of its translation.

Reshaping Translation Approaches to Unideal Texts: Translators’ Emotional Orientation towards Text User

In current translation practice, many source texts are hardly free of flaws, making them unable to realize their intended communicative effects, thus being regarded as “unideal texts”. Previous studies have probed into the translation approaches to unideal texts at the literal level, but unideal texts at the non-literal level are rarely explored. For such unideal texts, two translation approaches are available, namely faithful translation and rewriting. However, translation practitioners often adopt a continuum ranging from extremely faithful to entirely unfaithful approaches in translating unideal texts. Andre Lefevere presents three influential factors in his rewriting theory, namely patronage, ideology, and poetics, but his rewriting theory fails to explain the phenomenon of translation concerning rewriting unideal texts for other factors. This paper aims to investigate the influence of emotional orientation on translation approaches to unideal texts by comparing two English translation versions (a faithful translation and a rewritten version by two translators who have different emotional orientations towards the text user) of a Chinese speech transcript. Research methodologies include translation literature analysis, case studies, and an interview with the translator adopting rewriting as the approach. This paper finds that the influential factors in rewriting should include the emotional orientation of translators towards the text user.

Intercultural Communication in the Work of a Translator

This article analyzes the process of identifying and comprehensively studying the cultural factors influencing the translation process. It is necessary to study the phenomenon of translation in the aspect of intercultural communication, including the study of cultural determinism of the translator.

Integrating museum studies into translation studies: towards a reconceptualization of the source text as sensory experience in museum audio description and the notion of experiential equivalence

ABSTRACT This article focuses on museum audio description (AD) as a modality of intersemiotic translation (IT) primarily addressed to people with visual impairments. Still at an early stage of development in terms of both academic research and professional practices, museum AD lies at the crossroads of a variety of disciplines, such as translation studies (TS) and museum studies (MS). The aim of this contribution is to suggest a reconceptualization of traditional notions in TS (source text and equivalence) in the context of museum AD and encompassing the translational phenomenon per se. Theoretical considerations from MS and specific guidelines for museum AD practices will offer cross-disciplinary insights to redefine such concepts and reflect upon translation as a semiosic process in which meanings are created, rather than transferred. This article suggests the coincidence in AD of source and target texts as sensory experience and puts forth the concept of experiential equivalence.