Research Article

The Delicate Balance Between Fidelity to the Text and Linguistic Dynamism in Translation

Volume: 7 Number: 2 December 31, 2025
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The Delicate Balance Between Fidelity to the Text and Linguistic Dynamism in Translation

Abstract

Translation today is one of the most important bridges connecting languages and cultures, representing a fundamental means of exchanging knowledge, ideas, and human values. However, the translator always faces a delicate dilemma: striking a balance between fidelity to the original text and the linguistic dynamism of the target language. Fidelity to the text imposes restrictions that preserve meaning and form, while dynamism calls for flexibility and creativity to ensure smooth reception in the new culture. Hence the importance of this research, which seeks to examine this delicate balance from a theoretical and applied perspective, through two main axes: the first deals with the concept of fidelity to the original text, its controls and limits, and the second discusses linguistic dynamics and its role in making translation a living communicative act that keeps pace with the spirit of the target language and culture. In conclusion, we will try together to explore practical ways to achieve this harmony between fidelity and creativity in modern translation practice.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

World Languages, Literature and Culture (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2025

Submission Date

December 6, 2025

Acceptance Date

December 23, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Madbouly Saleh, A. M. M. (2025). The Delicate Balance Between Fidelity to the Text and Linguistic Dynamism in Translation. Aydın Arapça Araştırmaları Dergisi, 7(2), 545-573. https://izlik.org/JA27SS58JR
AMA
1.Madbouly Saleh AMM. The Delicate Balance Between Fidelity to the Text and Linguistic Dynamism in Translation. AYAD. 2025;7(2):545-573. https://izlik.org/JA27SS58JR
Chicago
Madbouly Saleh, Amro Mohammed Mahmoud. 2025. “The Delicate Balance Between Fidelity to the Text and Linguistic Dynamism in Translation”. Aydın Arapça Araştırmaları Dergisi 7 (2): 545-73. https://izlik.org/JA27SS58JR.
EndNote
Madbouly Saleh AMM (December 1, 2025) The Delicate Balance Between Fidelity to the Text and Linguistic Dynamism in Translation. Aydın Arapça Araştırmaları Dergisi 7 2 545–573.
IEEE
[1]A. M. M. Madbouly Saleh, “The Delicate Balance Between Fidelity to the Text and Linguistic Dynamism in Translation”, AYAD, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 545–573, Dec. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA27SS58JR
ISNAD
Madbouly Saleh, Amro Mohammed Mahmoud. “The Delicate Balance Between Fidelity to the Text and Linguistic Dynamism in Translation”. Aydın Arapça Araştırmaları Dergisi 7/2 (December 1, 2025): 545-573. https://izlik.org/JA27SS58JR.
JAMA
1.Madbouly Saleh AMM. The Delicate Balance Between Fidelity to the Text and Linguistic Dynamism in Translation. AYAD. 2025;7:545–573.
MLA
Madbouly Saleh, Amro Mohammed Mahmoud. “The Delicate Balance Between Fidelity to the Text and Linguistic Dynamism in Translation”. Aydın Arapça Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 545-73, https://izlik.org/JA27SS58JR.
Vancouver
1.Amro Mohammed Mahmoud Madbouly Saleh. The Delicate Balance Between Fidelity to the Text and Linguistic Dynamism in Translation. AYAD [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 1;7(2):545-73. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA27SS58JR