Translating the language of the Syrian revolution (2011/12)

• Main Author: Bader Eddin, Eylaf
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2024; Walter de Gruyter GmbH
• Edition: 1
• Series: Studies on Modern Orient
• Subjects: Activism; Arab Protests; Arabic language > Dialects > Syria; Arabic language > Political aspects > Syria; Arabic language > Translating into English; Assad; Assad, Bashar al; Bashar al; General studies and General knowledge; History; History and Archaeology; History of other geographical groupings and regions; Interdisciplinary studies; Interest qualifiers; Islam; Islamic life and practice; Language and Linguistics; Linguistics; Philosophy and Religion; Political activism / Political engagement; Politics and government; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups; Relating to religious groups; Relating to specific groups and cultures or social and cultural interests; Religion and beliefs; Revolution; Revolutionary groups and movements; Revolutions; Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics; Social groups, communities and identities; Social groups: religious groups and communities; Social Movements; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies; Society and culture: general; Society and Social Sciences; Syrien; Arab Protests; Activism; Social Movements; Revolutions
• ISBN: 3110766655; 9783110766653; 3110767694; 3110767740; 9783110767698; 9783110767742
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110767698

While the Arab revolutions have obviously triggered extensive social and political changes, the far-reaching consequences of the cultural and discursive changes have yet to be adequately considered. For activists, researchers, and journalists, the revolution was primarily a revolution in language; a break with the linguistic oppression and the rigidity of the old regimes. This break was accompanied by the emergence of new languages, which made it possible to inform, tell, and translate the ongoing events and transformations. This language of the revolution was carried out into the world by competing voices from Syria (by local and foreign researchers, activists, and journalists). The core of this project is to find the various translations of the language of the Syrian revolution (2011–2012) from Arabic to English to study and analyze. In addition, the discursive and non-discursive dimensions of the revolution are to be seen as another act of translation, including the language of the banners, slogans, graffiti, songs, and their representation in English. ; While the Arab revolutions have obviously triggered extensive social and political changes, the far-reaching consequences of the cultural and discursive changes have yet to be adequately considered. For activists, researchers, and journalists, the revolution was primarily a revolution in language; a break with the linguistic oppression and the rigidity of the old regimes. This break was accompanied by the emergence of new languages, which made it possible to inform, tell, and translate the ongoing events and transformations. This language of the revolution was carried out into the world by competing voices from Syria (by local and foreign researchers, activists, and journalists). The core of this project is to find the various translations of the language of the Syrian revolution (2011–2012) from Arabic to English to study and analyze. In addition, the discursive and non-discursive dimensions of the revolution are to be seen as another act of translation, including the language of the banners, slogans, graffiti, songs, and their representation in English.