Criticism and Analysis of Semantic Translations from Deep Structure Translation in Verses of the Holy Quran (Sample study of Translations: Foladvand, Khorramshahi, Mojtabavi, and Meshkini)

Surface structure and deep structure are topics of linguistics science. Noam Chomsky was the first person to propose the theory of generative-transformational grammar. He interpreted objective sentences as surface structures and those hidden behind them as deep structures. Translation of surface layers and paying attention to the circuit face approach prevents the translator from reflecting on the deep layers of meaning. Based on this, in the present article, the authors have analyzed the following translations, Foladvand, Khorramshahi, Mojtabavi, and Meshkini, through a text-based approach and have analyzed each of them. This article will make translators familiar with the issue of deep meaning, especially in religious texts so that the audience can establish a better relationship with that work. The results of this research show that the mentioned translators whose translations are semantic have paid attention to the surface layers of the meaning in the translation of the most-used verses of this holy book only, and this has prevented them from dealing with the hidden meaning of the phrases.

کلیدواژه ها:

Holy Quran ، Surface structure ، deep structure ، Persian translations ، Criticism of translation