The Translation of Arabic Collocations into English: Dictionary-based vs. Dictionary-free Measured Knowledge

Gorgis, Dinha T.; Al-Kharabsheh, Aladdin

doi:10.13092/lo.37.512

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“…This could be because students waste a lot of time consulting their dictionaries and do not have sufficient time to focus on the TL's grammatical structure and pragmatic meaning, leading to poorly grammatically constructed and cohesive TT (Krings, 1986, as cited in Khalzanova, 2008. The result reached here contradicts that of Gorgis and Al-Kharabsheh (2009), bearing in mind that in their research, the authors concentrated only on translating collocations and not on the quality of the TT as a whole.…”

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“…The researcher observed that students usually use their dictionary during Translation rather than beforehand. Even though many translation instructors, such as Delisle (1988), Gouadec (2007) and Roberts (1992), advocate that students should read the text and consult their dictionary before they begin the translation process. This initial action would help the comprehension and aid the students in choosing appropriate translation strategies.…”

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The Effect of Using Dictionaries in Translation Exams on the Target Text

Mohammed Alfayez

2023

SSRN Journal

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The Effect of Using Dictionaries in Translation Exams on the Target Text

Mohammed Alfayez

2023

SSRN Journal

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“…Studies on collocations proliferate in the literature between those attempting to define collocations based on their lexical, semantic, and syntactic features (Gorgis & Al-Kharabsheh, 2009;Howart, 1998;Nation, 2001), and those that examined them from a pedagogical perspective (Balcı & Çakır, 2012;Lewis, 2000;Rahimi & Momeni;. The latter are divided between studies that focus on the developmental aspect of collocation acquisition in the TL, and studies that attempt to determine the sources of collocational errors and the strategy types utilized by EFL and ESL Learners to overcome their collocational deficiencies in the TL.…”

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Translation Strategies of Arabic and English Collocations: A Case Study of Algerian EFL Learners

Mekahli

2024

Hum

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Objectives: This paper aims to study the main challenges associated with translating idioms between English and Arabic, as well as the strategies used by Algerian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners to overcome difficulties in translating idioms from one language to another. Methods: A translation test consisting of 18 sentences, 9 in English and 9 in Arabic, collected from Benson (1985), Mahmoud (1994), and Usama (1998), and As-Safi (2016), was administered to thirty Algerian postgraduate EFL students at Oran University in Algeria. Based on the translations provided in these sources, the accuracy of collocation translation was evaluated, and translation strategies were identified and entered into the Excel program, where frequencies and percentages were calculated. Results: The participants’ overall performance was unsatisfactory, with 11,85% accurate equivalent renditions of collocations from Arabic to English, and 27,03% from English to Arabic. Collocations displaying the "Adjective + Noun" pattern were particularly problematic for the participants. This can be attributed to a lack of knowledge of adjectives in the target language (TL) and their semantic differences, as evident in their excessive use of near-synonymous adjectives. Translating collocations from English to Arabic proved to be more challenging for them than translating collocations from Arabic to English. To compensate for their lack of familiarity with collocations, the EFL learners used the strategies of literal translation, synonymy, reduction, deletion, paraphrasing, and over-generalization. Conclusions: These findings call for integrating English collocations in the school curricula in Algeria, the development of suitable instructional materials and programs for teaching collocations and prioritizing the teaching of collocations or word combinations in classrooms.

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“…In their study, Gorgis and Al-Kharabsheh (2009) focused on finding out the extent to which students of translation can translate Arabic contextualized collocations into English correctly; two conflicting views about carrying out a translation task are tested. The two conflicting views are that avoiding using a dictionary in test sessions would save time and yield better translation products.…”

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The Impact of Collocational Competence on Translation Quality: Literature Review

Metwally¹,

Hamadp²

2023

AWEJ‑tls

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This study reviews the literature on the significance of collocational competence on the quality of translation, being a meaningful lexical relationship between words. Though the value of recognizing collocations in translation is well acknowledged, several earlier studies have underlined students’ lack of collocational competence and the difficulties they encounter when dealing with collocations in the translation process. The current study evaluates previous research in this field and examines the influence of lexical and grammatical collocation knowledge in translation from English into Arabic and vice versa. The significance of this review lies in exploring the importance of a translator’s collocational expertise in accurately translating lexical and grammatical collocations in the target language. This review aims at answering the review question: How does collocational competence affect translation quality? To answer this question, the researchers examined many studies investigating the impact of collocational competence on the quality of translation. The review further aims at increasing awareness of the significance of this aspect of translation accuracy. The review study provides an overview of pertinent terminology and classifications and a brief introduction to the subject. Then follows an overview of the significance of collocations competence for ensuring the quality of the translation. The final section includes recommendations for translation instructors as well as translators. The review’s findings showed a substantial correlation between the quality of the translation and the adequate knowledge of lexical and grammatical collocations.

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The Translation of Arabic Collocations into English: Dictionary-based vs. Dictionary-free Measured Knowledge

Cited by 6 publications

References 13 publications

The Effect of Using Dictionaries in Translation Exams on the Target Text

The Effect of Using Dictionaries in Translation Exams on the Target Text

Translation Strategies of Arabic and English Collocations: A Case Study of Algerian EFL Learners

The Impact of Collocational Competence on Translation Quality: Literature Review

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