A Grammatical Study of Rank Shift in Translation From English into Arabic

چکیده

This study deals with the rank shifted grammatical elements when translated from English into Arabic. It is an attempt to shed light on those elements that undergo to changes such as Level Shifts and Category Shifts through the process of translation. The model adopted in this study is A Linguistic Theory of Translation proposed by Catford, J. C. (1965) for it is based on Systemic Functional Grammar. This study incorporates the existence of different factors while translating any extract. These factors are: linguistic and cultural which consequently lead to taking care in any translation process. This study aims at: (1) Exploring the linguistic capabilities and structures that affect the translation of any text from English into Arabic or vice versa, (2) Identifying specific challenges that arise from the differences between these languages. (3) Helping translators improve their capacities and awareness to convey messages appropriately across languages and cultures. The present study has arrived at: (1) The analysis of the extracts unfolds that Category Shift namely the transference of nominal sentences into verbal ones is the domineering feature in those extracts.(2) In view of the analysis of the extracts, it appears that there are real changes in the structure and the elements of the sentence due to differences between English and Arabic languages and their cultures. (3) The analysis of the extracts unfolds that Category Shift namely the transference of nominal sentences into verbal ones is the domineering feature in those extracts.