The method of recreating linguistic-cultural eclecticism in translations of the novel "The Clash of Civilizations in an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio"

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Assistant Professor, English Department, University of Zabol

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Zabol

10.30473/il.2026.77951.1757

Abstract

The aim of the current study is to conduct a comparative analysis of linguistic-cultural hybridity in three English, Arabic, and Persian translations of the aforementioned novel based on the theoretical framework of Homi Baba, a theorist of cultural studies. In this descriptive-analytical study, first, the elements of linguistic-cultural hybridity in different chapters of the Arabic text of the work were identified and categorized. This categorization was carried out based on the twelve-category model of Farahzad and Ghanbari Monfared (2010). Then, the aforementioned cases were also identified in the English and Persian translations of the novel. After comparing the eclectic elements in the three languages, the translation method of each of these elements was categorized into different categories based on an exploratory and researcher-made classification. The results showed that the most manifestation of linguistic-cultural eclecticism in the studied translations was in subcategories such as proper names of persons, foods, dates, and loanwords, which the translators used in their translation of accurate translation. Overall, the findings of the study confirmed that the representation of linguistic-cultural eclecticism in the three translations helped create a third cultural space and blurred the ethnic and national boundaries between societies.

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Journal of Sociolinguistics
Volume 9, Issue 3 - Serial Number 35
September 2026
Pages 41-59

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