Comparative Study of Racist and Discriminational Idiolects in 'Of Mice and Men' Persian Translation

Idiolects in a text have various implications one of which is to imply author's viewpoint in Ideology. Based on Hatim and Mason (1990) Discourse Analysis (DA) principles, Dariush's translation of Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men' is analyzed comparatively. One aspect of author's ideology is Racism and Discrimination, implied in idiolects. Consequently, translator's performance in translating idiolects is evaluated. Also, it is concluded whether DA applicable to Persian in the case of Racism and Discrimination.

Keywords:

Idiolect , Discourse Analysis (DA) , Racism and Discrimination