Summary:
Due to cultural differences among speakers of different languages, the comprehension of proverbs constitutes a real barrier in the process of translation. People of different cultures do not have the same norms of social, religious, political and economic views. Thus, their understanding and comprehension of foreign proverbs differ accordingly. The cultural content of some proverbs is universal and found in most cultures and thus, their comprehension and translation are easy; others are culture-bound and language specific and their comprehension and translation are somehow difficult, which leads to problematic areas in translation.
Author:
Ahmed Hoshan
Biographie:
Ahmed M. Hoshan holds a Ph.D. degree from the University of Basra, Iraq. He has taught English as a second language in a number of educational institutions inside and outside Iraq. He is currently a staff member at the Department of English, College of Arts, University of Basrah, teaching English for undergraduate students.
Author:
Adil Khanfar
Biographie:
Number of Pages:
148
Book language:
English
Published On:
2020-06-18
ISBN:
9786202668262
Publishing House:
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Keywords:
proverbs, English, Arabic, translation, culture
Product category:
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics