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The Subtitles of H. Dabbour: A Translational Dilemma
(2012-05)
Nowadays, with the presence of the Internet and evolution of the mass media, the world has become a global village, which has made the role of translation vital and indispensable in bridging gaps in communication. Films ...
Culture and the Translation of Self-Help Discourse
(2012-12)
The discourse of self-help books has gained popularity during the last decade or so. Cross-culturally, however, this discourse incorporates different cultural beliefs that might cause problems for the "other" and for ...
Ideology in the Translation of Legal Treaties
(2012-04)
The British Colonial Era produced a number of international treaties, such as the 1820 General Treaty of Peace with the Arab Tribes. The treaty produced in English was translated into Arabic three times. This study analyzes ...
Writing through Translation
(2012-05)
Each culture can represent any other culture. Translation, in this sense becomes a cultural representation of an original. Translation and cultural representation in the West are often seen through the lenses of Orientalism; ...
The Subtitling and Dubbing of Troy: A Comparative Study
(2012-06)
The processes for dubbing and subt i t l ing are acknowledged to be different approaches in audiovisual translat ion. They are different in nature, and given their strengths and l imi tat ions, the end resul ts are not ...
Loser becomes Winner: Translating Reality Shows for the Arab World
(2012-04)
The general belief is that reality television's diffusive intrusion into Arab media discourse is tarnishing the culture and identity of the target audience with that reshaping the role ideology plays in translation. This ...
Translating the Discourse of Alienation: Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four and Haqqi's Saint's Lamp as Case Studies
(2012-12)
"A basic property of language is that it enables its users to formulate a mental picture of reality and to make sense of and express what goes around and inside them" (Hatim, 1997, p. 179). This research is aimed at ...