Abstract

The Problem of Terminology in Translating into Arabic

Ali Darwish

The transfer of technology to the Arab world and the profusion of information via faster means of communication bringing the Arab peoples closer together than ever before have created a major linguistic problem: terminology.

This dissertation investigates the problem of terminology in translating into Arabic with a special reference to computer terminology. It analyzes a few aspects of the problem and examines some of the difficulties this problem creates for translators in the transfer of technical and scientific information into Arabic. It proposes a new approach to terminology based on the transfer of phonological and semantic properties.

    CONTENTS

Preface
Acknowledgements
Transcription System
Introduction: 	Terminology
		Social Aspects
		Terminology in the West: A Brief Review
		A Brief History of Arabic Terminology
Chapter One:	The Problem of Arabic Terminology
Chapter Two:	The Role of the Translator
Chapter Three:	The Role of the Arabic Language Academies
Chapter Four:	A Phonological-Semantic Approach to Terminology
Appendix
Bibliography

Copyright © 1988 — 2004 by Ali Darwish. All Rights Reserved.

M.A. Dissertation — Salford University, 1988.

Title		The Problem of Terminology in Translating into Arabic
Author		Darwish, Ali
Publication Year	1998
Publication Mode	Internet – Electronic Publishing
Document Identifier	AD100698_10
Document Type	Abstract of an MA Dissertation
Target Audience	Translation Teachers, Practitioners and Researchers, Terminologists
Descriptors	Translation, Terminology, Arabic, Computing, Languages, Standardization
Document Created on	10 JUN 98