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Translation as interpretation: a hermeneutical inquiry into the semantics of the Scriptural Language

Translation makes mutual understanding possible across diverse cultures and localities. There are different theories of translation each aspiring to objectively represent the original meaning or focus on important aspects of the original text. Our understanding and expression of, in particular, abst...

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Main Author: Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2011
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BP134 Qur'an
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spelling my.iium.irep.25842011-12-15T13:40:47Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/2584/ Translation as interpretation: a hermeneutical inquiry into the semantics of the Scriptural Language Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain BP134 Qur'an Translation makes mutual understanding possible across diverse cultures and localities. There are different theories of translation each aspiring to objectively represent the original meaning or focus on important aspects of the original text. Our understanding and expression of, in particular, abstract meaning is largely seen in terms of historically and culturally shaped language, and long before we control any linguistic discourse, our undersigning is said to have been shaped by it. This paper elaborates what it takes to encode and to decode within and across languages. It examines the hermeneutical conditions that make every translation an interpretation by identifying a double-layered interpretation in which the translator first interprets the meaning of the text to himself and then interprets that meaning to his readers. The study establishes the viability of translation, not as a replica of the meaning of the original language or a substitute of the original text, but as an interpretation of its meaning. 2011-06-14 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/2584/1/Penang.pdf Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain (2011) Translation as interpretation: a hermeneutical inquiry into the semantics of the Scriptural Language. In: International Conference on Humanities 2011, 14-16 June, 2011, Penang. http://incoh.usm.my/
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Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain
Translation as interpretation: a hermeneutical inquiry into the semantics of the Scriptural Language
description Translation makes mutual understanding possible across diverse cultures and localities. There are different theories of translation each aspiring to objectively represent the original meaning or focus on important aspects of the original text. Our understanding and expression of, in particular, abstract meaning is largely seen in terms of historically and culturally shaped language, and long before we control any linguistic discourse, our undersigning is said to have been shaped by it. This paper elaborates what it takes to encode and to decode within and across languages. It examines the hermeneutical conditions that make every translation an interpretation by identifying a double-layered interpretation in which the translator first interprets the meaning of the text to himself and then interprets that meaning to his readers. The study establishes the viability of translation, not as a replica of the meaning of the original language or a substitute of the original text, but as an interpretation of its meaning.
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title Translation as interpretation: a hermeneutical inquiry into the semantics of the Scriptural Language
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