Divergence in the translation of criminal law: A corpus-based study of prohibition in Iraqi penal code and its English translation

As a human interaction, legal discourse is directed to communicate aspects such as obligation, commands, duties, rights, permission and prohibition. These aspects are realised differently in Arabic and English and, thus, need to be translated carefully. The present paper focuses on examining prohibi...

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Main Author: Athil Khaleel Farhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Ampersand
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215039022000236