Intentionality and the Translation of English Legal Verbs in the UNSC Resolutions into Arabic

Luqman A.N.AL -Sanjary, Dr.; Misbah M. D. AL-Sulaimaan, Dr.

	Intentionality and the Translation of English Legal Verbs in the UNSC Resolutions into Arabic
Journal of Tikrit University for the Humanities
Article 1, Volume 14, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 576-641
Authors
Dr. Luqman A.N.AL -Sanjary; Dr. Misbah M. D. AL-Sulaimaan
Abstract
Abstract Intentionality is one of the most effective elements in the process of interlingual and intra-lingual communication. The success of interlingual communication depends on the recognition of the speaker's intention by the hearer. The difficulty of communication increases at the interlingual level. The producer of the source language text naturally formulates his language in a way that reflects his mental state toward the state of affairs to his readers. So, when he wants to do something by himself or by others, he uses his language to show this desire and when he believes in something, he uses his language to show this belief. The same can be said about showing his intention to do something and to express his feelings and emotions. A translator, in turn, must find out the mental state of the speaker to reach the real intended meaning of the utterance . The task of the translator is to use a language that can convey the same purpose or intention to the receptors . Many problems face the translator during his task. One of these problems is the translation of certain verbs especially those of similar illocutionary point . Within a pragmatic viewpoint toward language every utterance is seen to have a propositional content and at least one illocutionary force. The translator faces the problem of specifying the force of the utterance . Sometimes, the text is loaded with more than one force in a way that increases the difficulty of translation .Hence, the translator may not know which force should be taken into consideration and then should consequently be conveyed. To solve such a problem, this paper proposes the application of Searle's (1983) theory of intentionality and Searle & Vanderveken's (1985) illocutionary logic to translation .The study aims at formulating criteria by which translators can specify different derived illocutionary forces within the same force produced by uttering legal verbs. It also aims at specifying those components of illocutionary force, which distinguish such derived forces intended by the producer of the text. To achieve these aims, the study hypothesizes that: (1) the components of the illocutionary force can be used as distinctive features of secondary forces, (2) certain components are more important than others in distinguishing illocutionary acts of similar illocutionary points, and (3) translators ignore the components of the illocutionary force as factors affecting the process of translation. This ignorance results in inappropriate translation. Therefore, the study attempts to investigate those variables affecting the final realization of legal verbs.

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