Functional equivalence at the lexico-semantic level (based on the english version of Kamal Abdulla's novel "Valley of sorcerers")

Abstract

If we consider that translation is a partial and relative search for equivalents to words and phrases, then it is important to recognize the fact that the unit of translation is primarily the word. The meanings of the sentences in the literary work are made up of the meanings of the words that make it up. Any text requires understanding, involves considering it within the framework of existing knowledge about the world. The term "adequacy" indicates that the proposed translation is suitable to fulfill the specific communicative purpose required by the original. The translation is adequate to the communicative purpose of the source language text and creates a communicative effect close to the original in its recipients. The article talks about equivalence at the lexical-semantic level in literary translation. The article uses the Azerbaijani and English versions of Kemal Abdulla's novel "Sehrbazlar Daresi" as a source.