Grounds for Modern Persian Pseudotranslating

Document Type : Research

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Assistant professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Arak University, Iran

Abstract

The present study is an effort to cast light on the most prominent causes of emergence of pseudotranslations in contemporary Persian. The study first provides a review of the literature focusing on the motivations for production of pseudotranslations around the globe, and then moves to study the Persian instances. Adopting library research, it analyzes Persian pseudotranslations within their socio-cultural context to find out what elements have triggered production of such texts.

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ZABANPAZHUHI (Journal of Language Research)
Volume 14, Issue 45
January 2023
Pages 207-232

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