The Effects of Canonity and the Authorial Weight in Translating Dickens’ Oliver Twist into Arabic Language

Abstract

This research investigates whether 'canonity and authorial weight' affect the translation product of Charles dickens' Oliver Twist, and whether the source text (English) aesthetic features are maintained in the target text (Arabic). It aims to link aesthetic features with the figurative elements that are used in the translation which may express the role the authorial weight plays in the translation process. The importance of preserving the author's intended meaning of the source text (SL) in the target language is crucial. Consequently, this research uses a comparative qualitative research analysis that compares two randomly Arabic translations (TT1 and TT2) with the source text (ST) according to canonity and authorial weight features. The features of figurative language are located in the source text (ST) then compared to their counterparts in the target text (TTs). The random sample discussed thoroughly of whether it is equivalents to ST. This study is based on Nida's (1975 & 1964) dynamic or formal equivalence backgrounds. It concludes that figurative elements in translation play a major role in the fluency of the translator taking into the translators' authorial weight

Preserving Style in Translating Metaphors of a Literary Text from English into Arabic

“…It is sort of impossible to get totally into authors' intentions unless he/ she interviewed to describe his/her point of view of the text (Bani Abdo and Manzallawi, 2020). Language is an a semiotic system that has indirect meaning that translators may face problems when they translate specially metaphors of the ST intended meaning into target languages and different cultures (Bani Abdo and Abu-Faraj, 2019). Park (2009) also states that typical linguistic problem that translators face in communication with TL (target language) readers is the translation of metaphors.…”