INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITY OF THE IDEOLOGICAL EFFECTS AND DISCOURSE SHIFTS IN TRANSLATION WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

  1.0. Text analysis ………………………………………………………………………………… 1

    1.0.1. Discourse and critical discourse analysis…………………………………. 8

    1.0.2. Critical approaches towards translation…………………………………… 16

  1.1. Objective ……………………………………………………………………………………… 19

  1.2. Research questions……………………………………………………………………….. 20

  1.3. Significance of the study………………………………………………………………. 20

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE

  2.0. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….. 23

  2.1. Related studies……………………………………………………………………………… 23

    2.1.1. Discourse and discursive studies……………………………………………… 23

      2.1.1.1. Cultural differences…………………………………………………………….. 25

      2.1.1.2. Rhetorical differences…………………………………………………………. 26

    2.1.2. Mutual relations in CDA………………………………………………………….. 28

      2.1.2.1. Language and power……………………………………………………………. 28

      2.1.2.2. Language and ideology………………………………………………………… 29

      2.1.2.3. Language and politics………………………………………………………….. 31

    2.1.3. Metadiscourse………………………………………………………………………….. 35

    2.1.4. CDA and enjoyment…………………………………………………………………. 36

    2.1.5. CDA and education………………………………………………………………….. 37

    2.1.6. CDA and translational studies………………………………………………….. 38

    2.1.7. Criticism about CDA………………………………………………………………… 49

CHAPTER THREE: METHOD

  3.0. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….. 52

  3.1. Material………………………………………………………………………………………… 52

  3.2. Procedure of data collection…………………………………………………………. 53

  3.3. Procedure of data analysis……………………………………………………………. 53

CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

  4.0. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….. 63

  4.1. Analysis………………………………………………………………………………………… 64

    4.1.1. Quantitative analysis of the data………………………………………………. 64

    4.1.2. Qualitative analysis of the data………………………………………………… 69

      4.1.2.1. Part One………………………………………………………………………………. 69

        4.1.2.1.1. Summary…………………………………………………………………………. 69

      4.1.2.1.2. Ideological Backgrounds………………………………………………….. 75

      4.1.2.1.3 Micro analysis of the three texts in comparison………………… 80

    4.1.2.2. Part Two………………………………………………………………………………… 94

      4.1.2.2.1. Summary…………………………………………………………………………… 94

      4.1.2.2.2. Ideological Backgrounds………………………………………………….. 102

      4.1.2.2.3. Micro analysis of the three texts in comparison……………….. 104

    4.1.2.3. Part Three……………………………………………………………………………… 114

      4.1.2.3.1. Summary…………………………………………………………………………… 114

      4.1.2.3.2. Ideological Backgrounds………………………………………………………. 119

      4.1.2.3.3. Micro analysis of the three texts in comparison……………….. 122

CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION

  5.0. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….. 127

  5.1. Summary………………………………………………………………………………………. 127

  5.2. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………. 129

  5.3. Implications………………………………………………………………………………….. 135

  5.4. Further Research…………………………………………………………………………… 137

Appendix………………………………………………………………………………………………. 138

References…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 161

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIST OF TABLES

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Table 4.1: Frequency of the use of elements in George Orwell(ST) and

Saleh Hosseini’s (PTa) prose…………………………………………………………………….. 64

Table 4.2:Chi-Square results on ST and PTa……………………………………………… 65

Table 4.3: Frequency of the use of elements in George Orwell (ST) and

Zhila Sazgar’s(PTb) prose…………………………………………………………………………. 66

Table 4.4:Chi-Square results on ST and PTb……………………………………………… 67

Table 4.5: Frequency of the use of elements in Zhila Sazgar(PTb) and Saleh Hosseini’s(PTa) prose………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 68

Table 4.6:Chi-Square results on PTb and PTa……………………………………………. 69