Abstract
This study examines the effects of translation shifts on the level of readability in two Arabic translations of Orwell’s 1984. It also explores the difference between the two Arabic translations in terms of readability and comprehensibility of the target texts. Following a mixed methods approach of quantitative and qualitative method, the study examined the effectiveness of a proposed hybrid Catford-readability analytical model in providing a more comprehensive evaluation of translation quality. The proposed model integrates quantitative readability measurement, using a Simplified Readability Formula (SRF) based on average word and sentence length, within a comparative analysis of two Arabic translations of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, produced by Hareth An-Nabhan and Anwar Ash-Shami. This study investigates the dominant shift patterns and their specific effects on meaning transfer using a purposive sample of twenty-two excerpts and a reference translation. The results demonstrate a stark contrast in the strategies adopted by the two translators. Structural compactness and formal equivalence result in higher scores for numerical readability, yet at times they may compromise the linguistic naturalness. On the other hand, dynamic equivalence and explicitness improve clarity and flow of idiomaticity, but at the cost of readability due to lexical expansion and semantic over-interpretation. The study concludes that a successful literary translation strikes a dynamic balance between accuracy and readability through a functional and systematic application of translation shifts.
عنوان الرسالة
الباحث
إبتسام عبدالله أحمد حميد الدين
مشرف الرسالة
أ.م.د/ إبراهيم ناجي أحمد تاج الدين
سنة الإقرار
تاريخ المناقشة
لغة الرسالة
إنجليزي
الملخص
