Pub Date : 2023-11-30DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2023.6.12.5
Kusnul Khotimah, ✉. Sumarlam, FX. Sawardi
Catatan Demokrasi has a unique color in its use of language. In this talk show, two different camps are presented to discuss current issues. From these two camps, there will be differences of opinion that trigger the emergence of forms of language impoliteness. The use of language impoliteness in the event occurs spontaneously and naturally so that the utterances that appear occur naturally. The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the most common impoliteness strategy in the data source, namely the bald on record impoliteness strategy. The research method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. The data sources in this study are 9 videos of the talk show Catatan Demokrasi downloaded from Youtube TvOne. The data of this research are the utterances in the videos that contain language impoliteness, especially the bald on record impoliteness strategy. The data were collected using the listening method with the download technique and the note-taking technique. The data were analyzed using the pragmatic pairing method and contextual analysis method. The conclusion of this analysis is that the use of language impoliteness is mostly found in the data source. The most widely used strategy is the bald on record strategy. Of the 9 themes that have been studied, the strategy of impoliteness bald on record is the most widely used, and the substrategy of expressing annoyance is the most dominant. This strategy tends to be used by speakers who have power, so it is very potential to attack the face of speech partners. In addition, the factor that influences the emergence of the impoliteness strategy is the desire of the speaker, who deliberately does not want to keep the face of the speech partner caused of a conflict of interest.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-30DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2023.6.12.2
Khaled M. Shuqair
In this paper, I undertake a complete translation of Ibn Ḥamdīs’ poem No.110 “Qaḍat al-Nafs” and provide a structural analysis in order to demonstrate that the poem in its entirety is structured through a succession of related metaphors that lends unity and organization to the speaker’s experience. Though Ibn Ḥamdīs is committed to the canon of classical Arabic poetry in the division of the poem into three canonical segments of the classical qasīda (physical decay and the loss of youth, the wine song and the nostalgic feelings for a lost homeland), I argue that these segments are not loosely structured but built upon a succession of related and resonating metaphors that lends unity and coherence to the speaker’s experience. The poem can also be read as an autobiographical document in which Ibn Ḥamdīs records his own tragedy as an exile and the tragedy of Muslim Sicily and Arabic culture. Having led a very active life in his youth, the persona is now old, frequenting taverns and indulging himself in merry making in an attempt to recapture youth. However, the speaker’s attempt is overwhelmed by the tragic awareness that his action is futile; youth cannot be regained. This realization is intensified by the feeling that Sicily, the speaker’s birthplace and the setting of his youth, is also lost forever. Regaining his “paradise” is as impossible as regaining his youth. Old age and the great sense of loss make him turn to God with a penitent attitude.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-30DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2023.6.12.6
Mohamed Elalami
This paper examines and surveys literature about the characteristics of the Holy Qur’an. This review summarizes both modern and previous researches and studies which aimed to specify and determine why and how the Qur’an is different and difficult to translate. The used sources deal with the issue from different perspectives what have all something to do with translation. The characteristics that the paper discusses lead, automatically, to what we call Qur’an untranslatability and inimitability. The paper does not take anything for granted and examines the sources to check all the characteristics and to analyze the given examples and evidence. The used literature is originally written in English and Arabic. The Arabic sources are translated to make the paper understandable and systemic.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-30DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2023.6.12.9
Arwa Alzahrani
This research investigates the violations of Grice’s maxims (1975) in the discourse of Social Media Influencers’ (SMIs’) advertisements. Eight different advertisement videos from Snapchat of eight different SMIs are examined. A program named QDA Mine Lite is used to code the violations and to extract the frequencies of each violation in order to know the most violated maxim. As a result, the most violated maxim is the maxim of quantity, in which it is violated in three instances. The least violated maxims are the maxims of quality and manner in which they are only violated once.
本研究调查了社交媒体影响者（SMIs）广告话语中违反格莱斯格言（1975 年）的情况。研究考察了 Snapchat 中八个不同社交媒体影响者的八个不同广告视频。使用名为 QDA Mine Lite 的程序对违规行为进行编码，并提取每种违规行为的频率，以了解违规最多的格言。结果发现，被违反次数最多的格言是数量格言，其中有三次被违反。被违反最少的格言是质量格言和方式格言，它们只被违反一次。
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Pub Date : 2023-11-30DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2023.6.12.7
Hana Balhouq, Hamza Ethelb
This research explores the way Arabic tautological expressions are used and translated into English. It aims to highlight the linguistic intricacies underlying their usage in cross-cultural contexts. The data of the study was qualitatively collected by analyzing the translation, structure (syntactically) and meaning (semantically) of 11 Arabic tautological expressions. Those expressions were collected by using a systematic search method to identify posts and comments containing tautological expressions in several social media platforms known for their active Arabic-speaking user base. The findings of the analysis reveal that those tautological expressions in Arabic follow the verb-adverb structure where the verb is followed by an adverb with the same root as the verb in action. Furthermore, translating those expressions depends on various factors, including the specific context, target audience, and desired effect to convey the intended message and cultural implications. The translators need to consider the linguistic and cultural nuances to ensure that the translated expression captures the intended meaning in English.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-30DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2023.6.12.1
Hasnaa Chakir
Metaphor as a concept has traditionally been viewed as a literary device through which writers can hold readers’ interest. However, recent evidence suggests that metaphors can go well beyond their rhetorical function and can be examined from a cognitive standpoint. This study uses a cognitive approach to metaphor translation in children’s literary discourse, with a reference to Romeo and Juliet, and its translations into Arabic. Specifically, the study attempts to explore the ways in which metaphors are presented to the Arabic reader, taking into consideration the way English and Arabic cultures and languages conceptualize experiences and notions. The paper argues that the use of metaphors presents a challenge for Arab translators because the transfer from one language and culture to another one is hampered by linguistic and cultural differences; the difficulty of translating metaphor is also due to the differences that exist between children’s and adults’ understanding of metaphors. In this article, I describe an exploratory study that investigates the ways in which Moroccan elementary school children perceive metaphors. The results indicate that Moroccan elementary school children tend to misinterpret metaphors because they use different cultural references when attempting to interpret them. The findings also reveal hat comprehension of metaphors involves the transfer of knowledge from one conceptual domain to another, which depends largely on the cognitive development of the child.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-30DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2023.6.12.8
Yazid Abdulrahman AL ISMAIL
This comprehensive essay traces the evolution and significance of empirical research in translation studies, from its nascent stages in the late 1970s to contemporary advancements. Beginning with foundational work such as that of Baddeley and Hitch in 1974, this paper chronicles key milestones such as Harris and Sherwood’s insights into natural translation, Hans-Peter Krings’s pioneering exploration of translators’ cognitive processes using Think Aloud Protocols (TAPs), and the intersection of cognitive science with translation. As the narrative unfolds, the potential of Artificial Intelligence and modern technological tools is also discussed, suggesting new horizons for understanding the intricate cognitive processes in translation. The essay concludes by emphasizing the imperative of future research at the nexus of human cognition, traditional translation practices, and modern AI technologies, signaling a bright trajectory for the field of translation studies in the era of technological advancements.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-30DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2023.6.12.4
Kiba Ngapoula
The contribution broaches the semantic analysis of definite description in Embosi, a Bantu language spoken in the Republic of Congo. The work is carried out through the meaning theories of reference and sense, and it also aims at providing promotion and documentation of this Bantu language. The analysis demonstrates that demonstratives are the primary means of expressing Embosi definite descriptions, aside from proper nouns and possessives. The study reveals that Embosi definiteness, semantically, encodes uniqueness with the existence of one and only one entity meeting the noun phrase description and inclusiveness with the totality of entities concerned with the depiction. The analysis also shows that the context-independent approach of the Embosi definite description does not provide a successful meaning for a felicitous communication; the context of use should be taken into account.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-28DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2023.6.11.23
Pinfan Zhu
Website customization is an important part of cross-cultural communication. Its goal is to make an existing website culturally, linguistically, graphically, technically, and rhetorically adapted (customized) to the target audience so that they can read and use it for a practical purpose as if it were originally created for their own use. Web customization places two tasks on cross-cultural communicators: to have a good understanding of the culture of the target country and a good command of its language conventions. They are the guarantee for making a source website well customized and accepted by the target audience. This article explores important cultural elements involved through secondary research or text analysis and worked out guidelines for teaching a course on Website Customization for effective cross-cultural communication. Important findings include that the effectiveness or success of customized websites is directly influenced by the impacts of cultural understanding and awareness. These impacts infiltrate every aspect of communication. The significance of the research is that it points out the aspects where problems easily pop up in web customization and has worked out guidelines for solving these problems, which is a contribution to successful cross-cultural communication.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-26DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2023.6.11.22
Bokotiabato Mokogna Zéphirin, Epounda Mexan Serge, B. M. Ngassaki
The present work aims to compare in detail the depiction of cultural identity inToni Morrison’s Song of Solomon and in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. What is particularly revealing is the different devices these writers use to portray aspects of cultural identity, combining autobiographical material with fiction. In other words, this analysis shines light on the different elements they utilize in defining their identities. In this respect, the success of this analysis requires the use of sociological, historical, psychological, and linguistic approaches. Both authors portray their cultural identities convincingly in their works. On the one hand, Morrison searches his identity for its construction. On the other hand, Achebe, as a representative, presents his identity as a response to Westerners’ false portrayals of Africa, particularly the notion of having no language or culture. The analysis shows that they resort in comparable ways to oral tradition, regarding ancestors as a source of cultural identity, as well as superstitions. It also shows that their use of proverbs in the context of oral tradition is a remarkable fact distinguishing them. Achebe uses them to show the mastery of his language with its existence contrarily to Morrison. Additionally, Pilate in Song of Solomon and Agbala in Things Fall Apart play the same multifarious roles in the matter of cultural identity.
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