An Investigation into the Collocations Used in the Translation of Official Documents from Persian into English

Mohammad Jafar Jabbari; Nadika Kavoosi

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An Investigation into the Collocations Used in the Translation of Official Documents from Persian into English

Mohammad Jafar Jabbari, Nadika Kavoosi

Published in Communication and Linguistics Studies (Volume 3, Issue 2)

Received: 11 October 2017 Accepted: 17 November 2017 Published: 13 December 2017

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Abstract

A topic of paramount significance, yet underdeveloped in Translation Studies, is official translation. A fundamental problem that seems hazardous to the quality of official translation is deviant collocational structures produced by translators. Since official translationhas a highly significant stylistic and pragmatic part, any collocational errors can considerably affect the validity and readability of translations. The present researchaims tooffer a systematic study on the sources of collocationerrors made by certified translators. To do this, official texts and documents translated by the certified translators working at a number of translation bureaus of Shiraz, Iran, were investigated. The data collected were categorized according to Lie’s model of error analysis, while the theoretical basis of the study was founded upon the assumptions of Functionalist linguistics. A statistical analysis of the data collected was also included. The findingsprovide some implications that can inspire future research both for the purpose of confirmation or exploration of newfindings.

Published in	Communication and Linguistics Studies (Volume 3, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.cls.20170302.11
Page(s)	15-21
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Collocation, Functionalism, Error Analysis, Translation Competence, Official Translation

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Mohammad Jafar Jabbari, Nadika Kavoosi. An Investigation into the Collocations Used in the Translation of Official Documents from Persian into English. Commun Linguist Stud. 2017;3(2):15-21. doi: 10.11648/j.cls.20170302.11

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Mohammad Jafar Jabbari

Department of English, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran
Nadika Kavoosi

English Department, School of Foreign Languages, Fars Science & Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran

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Mohammad Jafar Jabbari, Nadika Kavoosi. An Investigation into the Collocations Used in the Translation of Official Documents from Persian into English. Commun Linguist Stud. 2017;3(2):15-21. doi: 10.11648/j.cls.20170302.11

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