Translation And Arabicization Strategies Of English Scientific And Technical Terms Into Arabic And Their Dissemination In The Arab Press
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Date
2018-07
Authors
Al-Douri, Ghada Saeed Salman
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
Arabic Language Academies (ALAs) have made every possible effort to introduce terminologies in Arabicized forms into the Arabic language. However, the academy‟s Arabicized terms have not been well distributed in the language-related sectors, including the media. This study aims to investigate strategies of coining Arabicized scientific and technical terms, as well as the extent of implementation of these terms in the Arab press to support the academy‟s efforts. The linguistic and extralinguistic factors, which affect the dissemination of the ALA‟s Arabicized terminology in the Arab press, are also investigated. The study used quantitative and qualitative research methods to answer the research questions. A comparative and descriptive analysis of the ALA‟s translation and word-formation strategies was conducted by adopting Vinay and Darbelnet‟s translation strategies (1995) and Darwish‟s Arabic word-formation methods (2009). A survey and interviews with journalistic translators were conducted to investigate the linguistic and extralinguistic factors influencing the dissemination of the ALA‟s Arabicized terms in the Arab press. The findings showed that Vinay and Darbelnet‟s direct and oblique translation procedures were used to translate English terms into Arabic. Moreover, the findings revealed that word-formation methods including composition, derivation, and compounding were used by the academy. The survey and interview results confirmed that journalistic translators are not familiar with the academy‟s terms and naturally play very little role in disseminating them in the Arab press. Moreover, the lack of cooperation channels between the academy and the press contributed to the poor dissemination of the ALA‟s Arabicized terms in the Arab press.
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Arabicization strategies of english scientific , dissemination in the Arab press