151466110 ARABIC STYLISTICS ( 3 Crd.Hrs )

This course looks at style in texts in Arabic, and how the analysis of style affects translation choices. It explores different approaches to the definition and understanding of style, but is practical as well as theoretical - concentrating on the stylistic analysis of a variety of texts. Parallels are drawn between literary texts and a range of non-literary written genres which share similarities in terms of linguistic features and / or intended effects.