Linguistic Errors in Shop Signs in Erbil City

Abdulwahid, Huda Yaseen (2017) Linguistic Errors in Shop Signs in Erbil City. Cihan University-Erbil Scientific Journal, 1 (2). pp. 264-278. ISSN 25196979

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Abstract

This study aims at investigating the language of business in Erbil city – the capital of Kurdistan region- to figure out how often shop signs fail to convey any relevant information to target language readers. These errors are classified into three categories: spelling, grammar, and word choice with the second having the highest frequency. This study supposes the reasons behind these sorts of errors include translator’s language incompetence, translator’s carelessness, and the socio-cultural differences between English, Arabic, and Kurdish.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Shop Signs, Translation Errors, English, Arabic, Kurdish
Subjects: P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions: Department of English Language > Research papers
Depositing User: ePrints Depositor
Date Deposited: 08 Oct 2024 10:43
Last Modified: 08 Oct 2024 10:43
URI: https://eprints.cihanuniversity.edu.iq/id/eprint/808

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