Open AccessAnimal Proverbs in Jordanian Popular Culture: A Thematic and Translational Analysis
Author(s) -
Mohammed Farghal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of english literature and language
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2767-2964
DOI - 10.31829/2767-2964/jell2021-2(1)-109
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , linguistics , annotation , key (lock) , sociology , history , computer science , artificial intelligence , philosophy , computer security
The present paper deals with a corpus of 70 animal proverbs in Jordanian/Arab popular culture. It shows that these proverbs have touched on a wide variety of motifs in most walks of life, a fact which is attributed to the key role animals have played in Arab nomadic lifestyle from medieval ages up to present time. That is why utterances involving reference to animals have soon acquired proverbial status and a wide metaphorical application. In terms of translation, animal proverbs seem to be able to travel into English supported by annotation and/or relevant contexts in different text types, In particular, the process of intercultural transfer is largely enhanced by accessing familiar proverbial templates in the target language.