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This book is the fruit of many happy years teaching at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia. The purpose of' understanding sociolinguistics ' is to provide students and new teachers and all interested researchers with an account of what is involved in linguistics in general and in sociolinguistics in particular. The layout of this book enables students of linguistics to use the material in a variety of ways. Teachers of linguistics can use the book ...

This book aims to casting new light on the problems of translating polysemy as one of areas of difficulty in rendering the Holy Quran. Some selected polysemous words in the Holy Quran have been analyzed in term of how far the translators of the Holy Quran succeed to render the intended meaning according to the context of the original text. Indeed, polysemy offers one of the most effective parameters according to which both the literary compete...

A book of this kind can attempt to: (A) present the abstract idea in Discourse Analysis in such simple and clear manner that even undergraduate students can understand it and reap great benefits by using this colossal work as a textbook. (B) keep the standard high so that even postgraduate students can also reap immense benefits from it. (C) look into some of the crucial aspects of Discourse Analysis. (D) formulate a clear vision and proper ap...

Semantics is a fascinating subject, because it is "cognition turning in upon it". This subject has also often seemed baffling with many different approaches to it. Semantics is also an appealing subject because it is about how people make sense of each other linguistically, but it can be a frustrating area of study because it requires us to make sense of people and what they have in mind. " Understanding semantics'' aims at instill in students...

Translation strategies are the procedures employed by the translators to attempt a solution to the multifarious baffling problems with which translation is indubitably replete. Faced with differences in the extra linguistic reality of the two cultures or its lexical mapping, the translator tries to reconcile them by relying on the following procedures: borrowing, definition, literal translation, substitution, lexical creation, omission, and ad...

This book is intended primarily for practicing students of translation and those preparing to become professional translators, it is my hope that it may also be of interest for teachers of translation and new translators who wish to know more about Arabic/English/Arabic translation. The book is also for those who have a little training in translation, hence it is intended to provide an overview or''shop window'' of what translation is about, a...

In the current book, the author has spared no efforts to present the materials in a properly graded and comprehensible style. In fact, every attempt has been made to make the present study interesting and intelligible with the help of copious illustrative examples. This should indeed prove to be a popular text because of the simplicity and directness of explanations of the various terms and concepts which are necessary for proper understanding...