Problems in Translating Metaphors in Political Campaign Speeches: A Descriptive-Analytical Study

Problems in Translating Metaphors in Political Campaign Speeches: A Descriptive-Analytical Study

This study examines Sultan Qaboos University senior translation students’ renditions of metaphors taken from speeches delivered as part of the 2016 US presidential election campaign. An explanatory mixed-methods approach is used to determine, firstly, students’ recognition of the metaphor as a cons...

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Main Authors: Susanne Ramadan Shunnaq, Adel Abu Radwan, Hassan Shuqair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts) 2020-06-01
Series:ELOPE
Subjects:
English-Arabic Translation
metaphor
political speech
rhetoric
Online Access:http://revije.mitja.kom/elope/article/view/8704

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