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Linguistic incompetence in English-Arabic translation: a case study of "prepositions" among Arabic students in The Federal College Of Education (technical) Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria

Previous studies have shown that the process of translation from English to Arabic involves many obstacles, especially those related to linguistic elements. This makes it even more complicated for tertiary students and has led the researchers to examine some common errors in translating prepositions...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Aliyu, Syed Abdullah, Syed Nurulakla, Mustapha, Nik Farhan, Toklubok@Hajimaming, Pabiyah, Yaakob, Nor Azuwan, Ridzwan, Zaharom
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Published: ASR Research India 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102094/
https://journalppw.com/index.php/jpsp/article/view/7690
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1020942023-10-06T23:17:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102094/ Linguistic incompetence in English-Arabic translation: a case study of "prepositions" among Arabic students in The Federal College Of Education (technical) Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria Ahmad, Aliyu Syed Abdullah, Syed Nurulakla Mustapha, Nik Farhan Toklubok@Hajimaming, Pabiyah Yaakob, Nor Azuwan Ridzwan, Zaharom Previous studies have shown that the process of translation from English to Arabic involves many obstacles, especially those related to linguistic elements. This makes it even more complicated for tertiary students and has led the researchers to examine some common errors in translating prepositions from English into Arabic and to uncover the causes of linguistic difficulties in translating prepositions from English into Arabic. As a case study, the researchers used a qualitative approach by employing an assessment tool and conducting interviews with the study sample group. After analysing the data collected, the researchers found some errors that Arabic students encounter, including addition, subtraction and omission according to the theory of translation error detection (Sager, 1983). The survey conducted later revealed four reasons for these difficulties, including differences between prepositions in English and Arabic, prepositions are more complicated in English, they duplicate Arabic and there are no set rules for the use of prepositions in English. Some suggestions were also made to solve these difficulties. Finally, this study is of great importance to Arabic students, scholars and English-Arabic translators as it provides them with an awareness of common errors in English-Arabic translation. ASR Research India 2022 Article PeerReviewed Ahmad, Aliyu and Syed Abdullah, Syed Nurulakla and Mustapha, Nik Farhan and Toklubok@Hajimaming, Pabiyah and Yaakob, Nor Azuwan and Ridzwan, Zaharom (2022) Linguistic incompetence in English-Arabic translation: a case study of "prepositions" among Arabic students in The Federal College Of Education (technical) Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria. Journal of Positive School Pyschology, 6 (5). 5594 - 5610. ISSN 2717-7564 https://journalppw.com/index.php/jpsp/article/view/7690
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description Previous studies have shown that the process of translation from English to Arabic involves many obstacles, especially those related to linguistic elements. This makes it even more complicated for tertiary students and has led the researchers to examine some common errors in translating prepositions from English into Arabic and to uncover the causes of linguistic difficulties in translating prepositions from English into Arabic. As a case study, the researchers used a qualitative approach by employing an assessment tool and conducting interviews with the study sample group. After analysing the data collected, the researchers found some errors that Arabic students encounter, including addition, subtraction and omission according to the theory of translation error detection (Sager, 1983). The survey conducted later revealed four reasons for these difficulties, including differences between prepositions in English and Arabic, prepositions are more complicated in English, they duplicate Arabic and there are no set rules for the use of prepositions in English. Some suggestions were also made to solve these difficulties. Finally, this study is of great importance to Arabic students, scholars and English-Arabic translators as it provides them with an awareness of common errors in English-Arabic translation.
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author Ahmad, Aliyu
Syed Abdullah, Syed Nurulakla
Mustapha, Nik Farhan
Toklubok@Hajimaming, Pabiyah
Yaakob, Nor Azuwan
Ridzwan, Zaharom
spellingShingle Ahmad, Aliyu
Syed Abdullah, Syed Nurulakla
Mustapha, Nik Farhan
Toklubok@Hajimaming, Pabiyah
Yaakob, Nor Azuwan
Ridzwan, Zaharom
Linguistic incompetence in English-Arabic translation: a case study of "prepositions" among Arabic students in The Federal College Of Education (technical) Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria
author_facet Ahmad, Aliyu
Syed Abdullah, Syed Nurulakla
Mustapha, Nik Farhan
Toklubok@Hajimaming, Pabiyah
Yaakob, Nor Azuwan
Ridzwan, Zaharom
author_sort Ahmad, Aliyu
title Linguistic incompetence in English-Arabic translation: a case study of "prepositions" among Arabic students in The Federal College Of Education (technical) Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria
title_short Linguistic incompetence in English-Arabic translation: a case study of "prepositions" among Arabic students in The Federal College Of Education (technical) Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria
title_full Linguistic incompetence in English-Arabic translation: a case study of "prepositions" among Arabic students in The Federal College Of Education (technical) Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria
title_fullStr Linguistic incompetence in English-Arabic translation: a case study of "prepositions" among Arabic students in The Federal College Of Education (technical) Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Linguistic incompetence in English-Arabic translation: a case study of "prepositions" among Arabic students in The Federal College Of Education (technical) Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria
title_sort linguistic incompetence in english-arabic translation: a case study of "prepositions" among arabic students in the federal college of education (technical) gusau, zamfara state, nigeria
publisher ASR Research India
publishDate 2022
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102094/
https://journalppw.com/index.php/jpsp/article/view/7690
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