Translating contextualized Arabic euphemisms into English: socio-cultural perspective
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- Original research
- Authors
- Ekrema Shehab
- Abdelrahman Qadan
- Manar Hussein
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Abstract This study examines the role context plays in determining the translation strategies
pursued by translators of Arabic euphemisms into English. Due to different cultural
backgrounds, adherence to the employment of euphemism in a social context may differ in
both Arabic and English. While some situations call for the use of euphemism in one culture,
the other culture finds no point in using such euphemisms for such situations; preserving the
pursued by translators of Arabic euphemisms into English. Due to different cultural
backgrounds, adherence to the employment of euphemism in a social context may differ in
both Arabic and English. While some situations call for the use of euphemism in one culture,
the other culture finds no point in using such euphemisms for such situations; preserving the
original Arabic euphemisms when rendered into English in this case could lead to ...
Journal
- Title
- Cross-Cultural Communication, Vol 10, No 5 (2014)
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- Publisher Country
- Palestine
- Publication Type
- Both (Printed and Online)
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- Year
- 2014
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