LINGUO-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF FOREIGN TOPONYMS TRANSLATION (STUDY OF KH. HOSSEINI’S NOVELS)

Abstract

The referred work is devoted to the problem of adequate translation of Islamic toponyms. In the research, which is based on the novels of Afghan-born American novelist Khaled Hosseini, special attention is paid to classification, interpretation and translation of Islamic toponyms. Using the principles of comparative, descriptive, typological and contextual analysis the author provides some practical translation-based recommendation. The findings of the research may find practical application in the theory and practice of translation.