Explicitation and Implicitation Strategies Used in the Translation of Aleph
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https://doi.org/10.47012/jjmll.17.4.9Keywords:
Explicitation, Implicitation, Translation shifts, and Translation strategiesAbstract
This study aims at contributing to the literature written on explicitation and implicitation in Translation Studies. It discusses the use of explicitation and implicitation in the translation of the novel, Aleph, by Paulo Coelho, and also it tackles the main reasons behind using them. The importance of this study relies on the scarcity of works carried out on how the differences between English and Arabic might sometimes force the translator to explicitate and implicitate. To attain this, the translation of the first chapter of the novel Aleph by Al-Saify (2014) was read in order to identify examples of explicitation and implicitation shifts. The study showed that the sort of difference between the two languages determines which strategy to use, and it revealed that such strategies might be sometimes utilized to naturalize the text and to produce natural translation. Such conclusions might help translators in deciding when and why to explicitate and implicitate.
Highlights
- Linguistic and cultural differences between English and Arabic are the main reasons behind using explicitation and implicitation when translating between them.
- Explicitation and implicitation are sometimes used to produce idiomatic translation.
- In translation practice, there is a general tendency to explictate.
- Explicitation and implicitation are used in the translation of the novel Aleph to improve the quality of the translation.
- Knowing when and how to employ explicitation and implicitation in the translation of Aleph can be seen as an good indicator of the translator’s proficiency.
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