The current situation of technical terminology in the Arab world leaves much to be desired. Miscommunication is common and the lack of adequate terminology creates problems of all sorts. What is available ...

This paper examines how a set of the most common translation procedures used in transferring proper names in children’s fantasy literature is being applied in the Arabic translation of J. K. Rowling’s “Harry ...

While linguistic research puts an emphasis on the centrality of lexical ambiguity, translation literature seems to focus on the restricted, exceptional and accidental side of the problem. This article sets out ...

Translation has been essentially viewed as a cross-cultural encounter in which the translator acts as an intercultural mediator. In performing this enormous task, the translator should possess, ...

Cultural equivalence in translation is influenced by a variety of linguistic and cultural factors. One factor to be discussed in this paper is the translator’s linguistic and cultural background and its ...

Studying Orientalism and Imperialism, both E. Said and R. Kabbani shed a light on the existing relation between the concept of power and the exotic images of the Orient; a link that influences the choice of ...