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assigned meaning; it is4 structural totality of semantic and
communicative purport.
In the translation samples that we will review, attention will
focused on 'equivalence' as seen from the point of view of our model,
which is premised on the concept of 'semantic shifts'. Consequently,
the ideational function which comprises both referential and logical
meanings, as well as the textual function which views the
text/discourse as an indivisible instance of natural language, will
receive due consideration. Other non-ideational functions, which
subsume rhetorical and aesthetic structures will also be considered.
To assess translation quality, a comparative study of the source
and translated texts will be made. This, inevitably, calls for the
prescription of an appropriate method of linguistic and stylistic
analysis of the source text. The source text (ST) and the translated
text (TT) will be compared syntactically, semantically, lexically and
stylistically before any qualitative statements about the TT are made.
METHOD OF ANALYSIS
We will base our method on the concept of 'semantic shifts'
outlined in the rhetorical model. This concept implies the containment
of the text/discourse of three i_nterlocked layers of meanings, namely
the obligatory meaning, the extended meaning, and the accessory
meaning. The diversity of semantic structures within the body of the
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