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Islamic Azad University

Science and Research campus

M.A thesis of translation (M.A)

Topic:

Shift Strategies in the translations of the

Holy Qur'an into English

Advisor:

Salar Manafi Anari

Reader:

Ahmad Sedighi

Author:

Zahra Saghar

Semester:

2009-2010

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Table of Contents

Abstract………………………………….………………………………………………………………….1

Chapter one: Introduction

I.I Background of the Problem …..…………………….……………………………………….3

I.II Statement of the Problem and the Purpose of the Study ….…..……….…….5

I.III Significance of the Study ……….……………………….……………….……………………5

I.IV Research Question ……………………………….……..……………………………………...6

I.V Theoretical Framework.......................................................................…...6

I.VI Definitions of Key Terms ………..………….……………………………………..…….….6

I.VII Scope and Delimitation of the Study………………………………………………………7

Chapter two: Review of the Related Literature

II.I Introduction…………………………………………………………….…………..………….….….10

II.II Background of Qur'an Translation………………………….……………………………..10

II.III Qur’an and Translation…………………………………………….……………………….…..12

II.IV Shifts……………………………………………………………………..…….………………….…….18

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II.IV.I van Leuven Zwart’s Framework………………………………………..…………………19

II.IV.II Vinay and Darbelnet’s Framework…………….……………………..….………....…20

II.IV.III Catford's Framework ………………………...…………… ……...…………..………31

II.IV.IV Popovic's Framework…………………………………………………………………..………33

II.IV.V Toury's Framework..……………………………….…………………………………………35

II.V Translation Equivalent………………………………………………….………………………..37

II.V.I Equivalence Frameworks………………..………………………………………………….39

Chapter Three: Methodology

III.I Introduction…………………….……………………………………………………………..……….56

III.II Description of Type of Research……………………………………………..……..…………56

III.III Corpus…………………………………………………………………………….….…………...…….56

III.III.I Size of Corpus………………………………………………………….………………..…………60

III.IV Procedures………………………………………………………………….…………………….…..60

III.IV.I Unit of Analysis……………………………………………………………………………….…...62

III.IV.II Data Collection ……………….…………………………….………………………………..62

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Chapter Four: Data Analysis

IV.I Introduction………………………………….……………….………….....….………..…..…….64

IV.II Yasin Chapter Description…………….…………………….………....…….…………..…64

IV.III Data Analysis ……….……………………………………..…………………………..………65

IV.IV Findings and Results…………………….………..……………………………………….98

IV.V Discussion…………………………………….……………..…………………………………99

Chapter Five: Conclusion and Suggestions

V.I Introduction…………………………………………………………….………………………101

V.II Summary of Findings……..……………………………….……...………………….……101

V.III Conclusion…………………………………………………………..…………………………102

V.IV Suggestion for Further Research………………………………………..………….103

V.V Pedagogical Implication…………………………………………..………………………….104

References……………………………………………………………………………………………..….106

Appendix A………………………………………………………………………………………………….114

Persian Abstract…………..……………………………………………………………………..……..124

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Abstract

This research attempted to discover the most frequent shifts in English translations

of the Qur'an using Vinay and Darbelnet's framework. The corpus consists of five

English translations of the Qur'an (those of Shakir, Ghali, Yusuf Ali, Arberry and

Pickthall) prepared to be analyzed manually to discover the shifts. The researcher

found that translations of the Qur'an need shifts to be exact and faithful equivalents

to the original. Shifts work at different forms: structurally, stylistically,

semantically, and culturally. But in this study, the most frequent shifts occur

structurally and semantically. The frequency of shifts in each corpora as well as

their frequencies in entire corpus are measured, presented in tables and discussed.

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Persian abstract

چکیده

استراتژیيای شیفت در ترجمو قرآن بو انگلیسی

صع رغج بی اگـی لغآ ثب اؿزفبص اػ ( رغغ)كفذ ضف ا رذمك صؿذ بثی ث پغ ثـبض رغ

كبکغ، لبی، ؿف ػی، آعثغی )رغج اگـی لغآ 5پکغ كب . چبعچپ ی صاعث اؿذ

ذمك ث ا زج عؿض ک رغج بی لغآ بػ ث . اؿذ ک ثغای کلف كفذ رجؼ ی گغصص( پکزبي

ؿبسزبعی، : كفذ ب ث صع شزفی جصض . صلك فبصاع ث اص ثبكضكفذ صاعض رب ؼبصی

اب، صع ا طبؼ پغثـبضرغ كفذ ب اػ ظغ ؿبسزبعی ؼبی عر ی . ؿجکی، ؼبی فغگی

ثـبض كفذ بی غ پکغ ثـبض كفذ بی ک پکغ اضاػ گغی كض صع جضي اعائ ثذث . صض

. اؿذكض

اژه ؼبصي ،كفذ، لغآ، ؿجکی، ؼبی، فغگی : :کلید

ػغا ؿبغغ

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تحقیقات م احد عل

پایان نامو کارشناسی ارشد

(M.A) رشتو مترجمی زبان انگلیسی

ع ض :م

استراتژی ىای شیفت در ترجمو قرآن بو انگلیسی

استاد راىنما

دکتر ساالر منافی اناری

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دکتر احمد صدیقی

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زىرا ساغر

سال تحصیلی

1388- 1389