The role of context in determining the meaning of a word from Arabic to Tamil translation

Aliyar, A.B.M; Shathifa, M.C.S.; Farween, A.R.F.S

dc.contributor.author	Aliyar, A.B.M
dc.contributor.author	Shathifa, M.C.S.
dc.contributor.author	Farween, A.R.F.S
dc.date.accessioned	2016-03-17T07:54:18Z
dc.date.available	2016-03-17T07:54:18Z
dc.date.issued	2014-08-02
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of 4th International Symposium 2015 on " Emerging Trends and Challenges on Sustainable Development”, p. 89
dc.identifier.isbn	978-955-627-053-2
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1436
dc.description.abstract	A person involved in translation should be knowledgeable in context of both source and target language. The Muslim translators in Sri Lanka make mistakes in translating Arabic to Tamil. This research aims to study the mistakes and its reasons and also creates awareness about important of context. The methodology adopted is qualitative. The primary data was collected through interviews with 15 Muslim translators from Amparai District. This was supplemented with secondary data. The findings reveal that the distortion of meaning when translating Arabic to Tamil is due to the lack of competency in the context of both Languages. Being knowledgeable in context of both languages is a necessity to be a successful translator.	en_US
dc.publisher	South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, University Park, Oluvil #32360, Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.subject	اللغة التاملية	en_US
dc.subject	اللغة العربية	en_US
dc.subject	التًتٚة، ات١عتٌ	en_US
dc.title	The role of context in determining the meaning of a word from Arabic to Tamil translation	en_US
dc.type	Conference abstract	en_US