pt. 1. Theory, cognition, ideology -- pt. 2. Aspects for comparison -- pt. 3. Arabic and English in contact -- pt. 4. Issues in lexicology and grammar -- pt. 5. Pedagogical applications -- pt. 6. Geopolitical outlooks
Summary
The papers collected in this volume are a selection of papers presented at a conference on Language and Translation (Irbid, Jordan, 1992). In their revised form, they offer comparisons between Western and Arabic language usage and transfer. The articles bring together linguistic and cultural aspects in translation in a functional discourse framework set out in Part One: Theory, Culture, Ideology. Part Two addresses aspects for comparisons among translations and their cultural contexts (equivalence, stylistics and paragraphing). Part Three features Arabic- English language contact, specifically