Problems of Translating Oil Contracts of Multinational Companies from English into Arabic

This study investigated challenges that Saudi undergraduate learners face in translating oil contracts from English into Arabic. The study used a quantitative approach of data collection. The sample of this study consisted of 18 Saudi undergraduate learners of transaction departments at some Saudi u...

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Published in:Journal of psycholinguistic research 2023-12, Vol.52 (6), p.2429-2451
Main Authors: Moneus, Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed, Al-Inbari, Fatima Abdullah Yahya, Mahdi, Hassan Saleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arabic
Arabic language
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Business Communication
Cognitive Psychology
Contracts
Data collection
English
English language
Foreign Countries
Fuels
Humans
Legal language
Multinational corporations
Oil
Psycholinguistics
Psychology
Research Design
Students
Surveys and Questionnaires
Syntactic features
Syntax
Translating
Translation
Translators
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:This study investigated challenges that Saudi undergraduate learners face in translating oil contracts from English into Arabic. The study used a quantitative approach of data collection. The sample of this study consisted of 18 Saudi undergraduate learners of transaction departments at some Saudi universities. To achieve the objectives of this study, a test was designed and administered. Additionally, the relevant theoretical framework of legal translation and features of oil contracts were analysed to pinpoint the problematic areas and the gaps. The results of the study indicated that undergraduate learners provided unacceptable translation based on lexical and textual features. On the other hand, they provided poor translation based on syntactic features. The study suggests some practical solutions to overcome the difficulties of legal texts for translators.
ISSN:0090-6905
1573-6555
DOI:10.1007/s10936-023-10011-2