Religious discourse

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Dear Koyama_Murakami

To criticise a piece of translation and to find the best translation of a
text, specifically of a sacred one, there should be a theoretical basis. I
chose M.A.K.Halliday's Systemic Functional Grammar, from which Ideational
function of language, specifically the "processes" of a text constituted my
focus of attention. Therfore first I analysed the types of the processes of
the selected texts of the Holy Qur'an and then after doing the same on three
famous translations of the Holy Qur'an, I did my interpretations out of
these analyses.

Good luck, and announcing my readyness for any cooperation.

Sicerely yours
M Shokrollahi
University College of Nabi Akram
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Subject: Re: Religious discourse


> Dear M. Shokrollahi Far,
>
> Thank you so much for your information!
>
> >From the title of your MA thesis, I assume that you delt with
grammaticalization of certain lexical items in scriptures (if I am far off
the track, I am sorry!).
>
> If you would enlighten me on your research focus (if possible)and summary
of your findings, I will be very grateful.  I hope that this is not too much
to ask!
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
> Best
>
> Nobuko Koyama-Murakami, Ph.D.
> Dept of Linguistics
> University of Hawaii-Manoa
>
> >Dear Nobuko,
> >
> >As a member of  Department of English Translation Studies at University
> >College of Nabi Akram, I would like to let you know that I have done my
M.A.
> >thesis under the title of:
> >
> >" Systemic-Functional Grammaticalisation of the Special Ayahs of the Holy
> >Qur' an: Implications for Translation Criticism ".
> >
> >So I am ready to answer any of your questions in this field.
> >
> >Sincerely yours,
> >
> >M. Shokrollahi Far
> >University College of Nabi Akram
> >Tabriz, Iran.
> >
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> >From: <koyamamu at HAWAII.EDU>
> >To: <DISCOURS at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG>
> >Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 3:32 AM
> >Subject: Religious discourse
> >
> >
> >> Dear discourse people,
> >>
> >> I would like to ask for some pointers or starters on "religious
discourse
> >> analysis."  Since I am quite new to this particular genre, I would like
to
> >> know any framework or studies done on "religious discourse"!  I will be
> >> very much grateful if you would help me start on this!
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance,
> >>
> >> Nobuko Koyama-Murakami, Ph.D.
> >> Dept of Linguistics
> >> University of Hawaii-Manoa
> >>
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> >
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