An Analysis of the Arabic-English Translation of Culture-Specific Items in Al Shehhi 'Uncle Sam & Myself
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12634223 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mohammed Juma Zagood (0000-0002-7786-2667, Translation Studies, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE & Elmergib University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Pages | 13-24 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Intercultural Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1404-1634 • E-ISSN: 1404-1634 |
| Publisher | International Collaboration for Research and Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.36923/jicc.v23i2.138 |
| OpenAlex | W4381383260 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
People speak different languages across the globe and belong to different cultures, but they still need to communicate. People of discrete cultures think differently and use various concepts and expressions across languages. Such differences appear in literature and are expressed through culture-specific items (CSIs). This study analyzes the CSIs in Al Shehhi’s أنا و العم سام /?na: wa l؟am sa:m/ (2016) and its English translation, ‘Uncle Sam & Myself’ (2017). The book was translated by Renaissance Translation and Businessmen Services. The analysis provides a comparison between the CSIs in the ST (Arabic) and their TT (English) translations. The analysis was theoretically tethered to Newmark’s (1988) classification of CSIs and the translation procedures he postulated. Throughout the analysis, it has been found that some CSIs are inaccurately translated due to the cultural differences between Arabic and English, the use of specific local Emirati expressions in the ST, and the misuse of some translation techniques, as represented in the overuse of invalid literal translations
Arabic · Art · Art history · Globe · Linguistics · Literal translation · Literature · Reflexive pronoun · Source text · The Renaissance · Translation (biology · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism · Translation Studies and Practices
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |