It is generally agreed that collocational problems are present in the process of language learning, and therefore they play an important role in the process of second-language learning as well as translation. In spite of the fact that the majority of EFL learners have a good knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in English, they lack the necessary knowledge for the collocational patterns. Moreover, collocations and restrictions related to their use are not the centre of attention of teachers and learners. This study is a two-process study concerning the importance of linguistic issues in translation; it investigates collocational clashes in translation. The focus of the research is on how and to what extent L1 collocations affect L2 collocations and in what areas of translation we observe collocational clashes between the two languages of English and Persian, and selection of collocations in L1 is affected by L2. Are natives and non-natives aware of the collocations in their language?
In order to answer these questions six Persian translations of English novels were studied. The clashes in collocations were found. The tests were organized to show the fundamental factors which result in unacceptable collocations. They were in 3 choice items which were given to the students of Persian literature and students of English. The results were analyzed for further study. During this study it was found that some types of collocational clashes were more frequent as compared to other collocations. The most frequent ones were as follows:
non-observance of collocational possibilities in TL
Mistranslation
type-setting errors
All these types of collocations and their frequency of occurrence are discussed in detail in the paper.
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