El-Tawassol التواصل
Volume 32, Numéro 1, Pages 16-24
2026-01-30
Linguistic Mechanisms And Phonetic Adaptation: Strategies For Translating Proper Nouns Between French And Arabic.
Authors : Bouloudani Mehdi .
Abstract
The translation of proper nouns (PNs) between French and Arabic constitutes a complex linguistic operation that transcends simple character substitution. This article investigates the mechanisms of phonetic adaptation and the strategies employed to bridge the phonological and orthographic gap between the two languages. Using a corpus of research ranging from classical onomastics to modern digital linguistics, this study explores how translators navigate the absence of specific phonemes (e.g., /p/, /v/) and the weight of cultural "recognized translations." Special attention is paid to the translation of religious figures from the Gospel, Torah, and Quran, as well as the "double distortion" often found in toponymic adaptation. The findings suggest that while modern names increasingly rely on transliteration, the selection of strategy remains governed by the Skopos of the text and the degree of cultural entrenchment of the name.
Keywords
Proper Nouns ; Onomastics, ; Phonetic adaptation, ; Transliteration ; Transliteration strategies
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