ISSN: 2265-6294

Translating Cultural Specific Terms and Concepts

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Sarah Abdulsallam Ali

Abstract

This research talks about the relationship between culture and translation shedding lights on translating culture specific terms and concepts and how difficult it can be for the translator to accomplish a translation that is as close as possible to the source language. As a starter, the paper focuses on the culture and how it is defined according to some linguists, then the lights turn to the terms and concepts that are bounded to a specific culture and the ways to translate them properly. Some strategies were presented and explained to help translator find an applicable way to come up with a translation as precise as possible. Conclusions were found after focusing on the problem of conveying cultural terms from one language into another and presenting some strategies to accomplish that in order to enable translators and researchers acquire whatever they look for regarding this issue.

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