International Journal of Literature and Language Studies
Vol. 5 No. 07 (2026): International Journal of Literature and Language Studies

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DEICTIC UNITS IN THE GERMAN TRANSLATIONS OF PARET, BUBENHEIM–ELYAS AND KHOURY

Abduraxmonova Ra’no Kosimovna (Independent Researcher (DSc) at Namangan State Institute of Foreign Languages)



Article Info

Publish Date
07 Jul 2026

Abstract

This article examines the use and translation of deictic units in the German Qur’an translations of Rudi Paret, Bubenheim–Elyas, and Adel Theodor Khoury. Deixis plays an essential role in religious discourse because it connects linguistic expressions with speaker, addressee, time, place, and textual context. The study focuses on personal, spatial, temporal, and discourse deixis and compares how these elements are rendered in the selected German translations. Special attention is given to the ways in which translators preserve, adapt, or reinterpret deictic references in order to convey the intended meaning of the original text. The analysis shows that each translator applies different strategies depending on linguistic structure, theological interpretation, and target-reader orientation.

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ijlls

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Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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The mission of the International Journal of Literature and Language Studies (IJLLS) is to provide readers with the development of language studies in linguistics and literature. In addition to manuscripts that center on the study, we welcome manuscripts on a wide range of topics relating to the ...