A Cognitive-Semantic Study of the Spatial Preposition Fī (فِي) in the Quran

Khan, Sardaraz; Ali, Roslan

doi:10.21315/kajh2017.24.2.4

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“…The use of prepositions in Arabic language in general and Qur'anic discourse in particular reflects various explicit and implicit effects of meaning (Khan & Ali, 2017;Mat & bin Nokman, 2016). They are deemed to be a complex issue due to their flexible faculty of alternating with one another for rhetorical purposes where each preposition has a specific central meaning not logically altered with another unless it communicates more than what is said (implicature; Al-Batliosy, 1996;Al-Darweesh, 2003;Hassan, 2004).…”

Section: Arabic Language and Prepositions Of The Holy Qur'anmentioning

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Rhetorical Loss in Translating Prepositional Phrases of the Holy Qur’an

Hummadi

Said

Hussein³

et al. 2020

Sage Open

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Translators of the Holy Quran confront many quandaries in their attempt to transfer the Qur’anic verses from Arabic into English. One of these quandaries is how to rhetorically communicate the intended meanings (implicatures) of the prepositional phrases in the Holy Qur’an. The translation of Arabic prepositional phrases in the Holy Qur’an as a source text (ST) may lead, in some Qur’anic verses, to a rhetorical loss in communicating their implicature in the target text (TT). That implicature or implicitly communicated meaning other than the explicature is the one intended to be expressed and required to be faithfully translated. In rendering the preposition into the target language (TL), translators bring into home only the explicitly stated meaning unaware of the implicitly stated meaning created as a result of the application of this specific rhetorical device. This study investigates the problem of the rhetorical loss encountered in the translation of prepositional phrases of the Qur’anic verses and identifies the cause of this problem. It also attempts to suggest a mechanism that is, to some extent, helpful and insightful in coping with the difficulties of translating Arabic prepositional phrases in Qur’anic verses. This research adopts a descriptive qualitative content analysis of the Qur’anic verses and their English translations that are relevant to the focus of the research. The source of failure of the English translations of the verses in conveying the rhetorical meanings of prepositional phrases has been identified in terms of the Relevance Theory and the distinction between explicature and implicature of these phrases. The study concludes that meaning equivalence in translation requires translators to be aware of not only the explicitly stated meanings of prepositions but the implicitly communicated ones as well which are recoverable through referring to Arabic heritage resources and interpretation books dedicated to exploring the rhetorical purposes of prepositions alternation in Qur’anic verses. The results of the analysis and the new suggested mechanism have been verified by an Arabic language and Qur’anic sciences expert who is a proficient speaker of English as well.

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Section: Arabic Language and Prepositions Of The Holy Qur'anmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rhetorical Loss in Translating Prepositional Phrases of the Holy Qur’an

Hummadi

Said

Hussein³

et al. 2020

Sage Open

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The Integration of the Conceptual Metaphor Theory in the Qur’anic Studies: A Critical Literature Review

YAŞAR

2022

Cumhuriyet İlahiyat Dergisi

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Kavramsal metafor kuramı, son yıllarda kognitif dilbiliminin metafor sahasına kazandırdığı iddialı teoriler-den biridir. Kuramın temel iddiası metaforların kelimeden ziyade kavramlar/tasavvur düzeyinde meydana geldiğidir. Burada tür-cins, nakil ve benzerlik ilişkisini bir kenara bırakılarak metaforların kelimelere değil tecrübeye dayalı tasavvura ait olduğu ortaya konulmuştur. Bu kuram, son yıllarda Kur’ân çalışmalarıyla ilgi-lenen pek çok araştırmacıların da dikkatini çekmiştir. Bunun neticesinde Kur’ân’daki mecâzları ve metafor-ları bu kuram penceresinden inceleyen bir literatür ortaya çıkmıştır. Ancak, kavramsal metafor kuramı, me-tafor çözümlemesini gündelik beşerî dil üzerinde gerçekleştirir. Bu nedenle kuramın kutsal metinlerde yer alan metaforların tahliline yönelik bir yaklaşımı bulunmamaktadır. Buna ek olarak, belagâtta mecâz lafız ve mana ilişkisi üzerinden açıklanırken, bu kuram metaforu tecrübeye dayalı düşünce ve dil ilişkisi üzerinde temellendirir. Bu farklılıklara rağmen, Kur’ân ayetlerini bu kuramla ele alan çalışmaların sayısı gün geçtik-çe artmaktadır. Kuramı, Kur’ân’ı yorumlama aracı olarak tatbik eden araştırmaların ayetleri tefsir usulü ve belagâtın desteğinin uzağında inceledikleri ve metaforların vahyin bir parçası olduğunu dikkate almadıkları tespit edilmiştir. Bu çalışma bahsi geçen literatürü, literatürün takip ettiği metodu, kuramı nasıl tatbik ettik-lerini, Kur’ân çalışmalarına katkılarını ve temel eksikliklerini değerlendirmektedir. Bu bağlamda, çalışma-mız kuramın alana katkısını ve eksikliklerini sorgulamaktadır.

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A Cognitive-Semantic Approach to the Interpretation of Death Metaphor Themes in the Quran

Khan¹,

Ali²

2019

Jonus

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In previous literature, conceptual metaphor has been used as a comprehensive cognitive tool to explore systematic categorization of concepts in the Quran. Death metaphor themes have either been studied from rhetorical or conceptual perspectives, but metaphor interpretation needs both linguistic and conceptual knowledge. This paper will explore the function of both linguistic and conceptual knowledge in metaphor interpretation in the Quran. This paper has used the technique of key words and phrases for data collection and metaphor identification procedure (MIP) for metaphors identification. Thirteen conceptual metaphors were found in the data. The key conceptual metaphors were analyzed through the lexical concept cognitive model theory (hereafter LCCM) to find out the functions of linguistic and conceptual knowledge in metaphor interpretation. The findings reveal that conceptual metaphor gives only relational structure to the linguistic metaphoric expressions, whereas interpretation needs integration of both linguistic and conceptual knowledge. Conceptual simulation of metaphoric expressions is a multilinear process of multiple conceptual schemas and language. The findings also reveal that LCCM needs the tool of intertextuality for clash resolution of contexts in text interpretation. This paper holds that meaning construction depends upon multilinear processing of conceptual schemas and language. Furthermore, it asserts that the gap in LCCM may be resolved through the tool of intertextuality in metaphor comprehension. This study suggests further studies on relationship between conceptual schemas and lexical behaviour and an elaborate model for text interpretation, combining LCCM and intertextuality. Keywords: Cognitive model, cognitive semantics, conceptual metaphor, fusion, lexical concept Cite as: Sardaraz, K., & Ali, R. (2019). A cognitive-semantic approach to the interpretation of death metaphor themes in the Quran. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 2(4), 219-246. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol4iss2pp219-246

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A Cognitive-Semantic Study of the Spatial Preposition Fī (فِي) in the Quran

Cited by 6 publications

References 21 publications

Rhetorical Loss in Translating Prepositional Phrases of the Holy Qur’an

Rhetorical Loss in Translating Prepositional Phrases of the Holy Qur’an

The Integration of the Conceptual Metaphor Theory in the Qur’anic Studies: A Critical Literature Review

A Cognitive-Semantic Approach to the Interpretation of Death Metaphor Themes in the Quran

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