Pragmatic Equivalents in Translation

Dr. Eyhab Bader Eddin, FLT Lecturer, gave (November 2, 2015) a keynote presentation on Translation, titled 'Pragmatic Equivalents in Translation.' Dr. Bader Eddin provided a helpful introduction saying 'life is a succession of communication-based speech act events, and we are revolving subconsciously around the field of Pragmatics, and we are orbiting this domain since the dawn of history.' He linked Pragmatics to Translation and explained the various types of the concept of 'equivalence,' i.e. referential, connotative, text-normative, pragmatic, and functional. He also described implicatures and their types, setting examples for pragmatic equivalence from literature, the Holy Quran, and political discourse. He gave a translation of the first line of verse of Shakespeare's 18th sonnet in a way that fascinated the audience. The presentation was concluded with some crucial questions related to the presentation. Please view Dr. Eyhab Bader Eddin's presentation by CLICKING HERE. Date: 11/02/2015 Primary Source: Faculty of Languages and Translation Multimedia Contribution: Mohamed Tayseer