معالم
Volume 17, Numéro 1, Pages 75-92
2026-06-30
Analyzing Metaphor Micro And Macro Translation Strategies In The Arabic Rendering Of George Orwell’s 1984
الكاتب : النباتي فاطمة الزهراء . شيخي لطيفة .
الملخص
Abstract : This paper presents a descriptive case study analyzing the metaphor translation strategies employed by Anwar Chami in his Arabic rendition of George Orwell's 1984. Applying a dual-level framework, it categorizes Chami's micro-procedures—such as modulation, explication, and image substitution—using the taxonomies of Newmark and Larson, and interprets these choices through Venuti's macro-concepts of domestication and foreignization. The analysis of key metaphors reveals a dominant domesticating strategy, where Chami consistently prioritizes communicative clarity and cultural assimilation through semantic intensification and paraphrase, often at the expense of preserving the original's precise ironic tone and estranging effect. The study concludes that Chami's translation is a deliberate act of ideological mediation, reframing Orwell's dystopian critique into a more directly intelligible and politically resonant text for the Arabic reader, thereby demonstrating how strategic choices in metaphor translation fundamentally shape the cross-cultural reception of a literary classic.
الكلمات المفتاحية
literary translation ; metaphors ; translation strategies ; domestication ; foreigniazation
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