PRAGMATIC ADAPTATION IN TRANSLATION: AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH AND URDU VERSIONS OFMANTO’S قالةًا طزخ THE RED REVOLUTION

Abstract

This article examines the comparison between source and target text of Manto’s Manto’s قالةًا سزخ The Red
Revolution. This work presents a study of Urdu to English translation of “The Red Revolution”. The research aims
to find out the instances in target text where translation differences occur. For the analysis of the data Vehmas
Lehtos Model of pragmatic adaptation was used. Four major kinds of pragmatic adaptation that were addition,
omission, substitution and change of order used to study the changes in the target text. The focus of the study was to
check the meaning of source text weather meaning was exactly conveyed in target text or not. This analysis shows
that among the four types of adaptation, addition is most frequent type used in the target text. Translator made these
changes to keep the sense of original text maintained. After the addition, substitution is mostly used in the target
text. Omission on the other hand was less observed in the target text. Fourth kind that changed the order was used
but in a very small amount. The analysis showed that translator although make changes in target text, but he was
successfully able to convey the sense of source text in the target text to a great extant.