A Cross-Cultural Exploration: Analysing the English Translation of 'Aage Samandar Hai' by Husain in Context of Diasporic Discourse
Nazia Nisar Cheemaa, Muhammad Javed Iqbalb, Hafiz Muhammad Qasimc
- aVisiting Lecturer, Centre for Languages and Translation Studies University of Gujrat
- bLecturer, Centre for Languages and Translation Studies, University of Gujrat
- cAssistant Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics, Govt. College University, Faisalabad
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Abstract
The study aims to investigate the Diasporic discourses in the English translation of the Urdu novel “Age Samandar hai” by Intizar Husain. Lexical choices and translation strategies are explored to know how Diasporic discourses are constructed in ST and TT, respectively. The basic aim of this study is to investigate how diasporic discourses are reconstructed in the process of their translation. The study is qualitative. Bhaba’s perspective is used as a theoretical framework in this study. This research examines the role of the translator in constructing the Diasporic discourses. The translator has chosen different translation strategies to manipulate the ST for the reconstruction of Diasporic discourses. For this purpose, this study compares both ST and TT. The researcher explores the use of translation strategies of foreignization, deletion, omission, and substitution that the translator used while translating diasporic discourses. The present study will contribute to diasporic studies and will bring a fruitful contribution for future researchers in diasporic discourse studies.