Translating Implicatures In Plasschaert's Speeches Regarding Iraq

Abstract

This study examined the translation of implicatures in Jeanine Plasschaert's diplomatic speeches in relation to Iraq from 2020 to 2023. Using a qualitative approach and Gricean maxims, Relevance Theory, and Nida's Dynamic Equivalence, the study investigated the forms of translation where the translator has used different methods in translating the diplomatic discourse. However, literal translation is the most dominant in the process of translating diplomatic discourses. The findings revealed that the Gricean maxims of quantity and manner are somehow violated, resulting in a sense of ambiguity in the communication process in diplomatic discourse.  The speaker adheres to the maxims of quality and relation to persuade the audience with what she is saying.    A study demonstrated that the complexity of translating implicatures in diplomatic discourse is prevalent, and translators should manage to preserve the intricacies of communication in international discourse. The researchers recommended that further studies might be done by applying other types of pragmatic issues in translating diplomatic discourse.