Reading Linguistic Functions of Carl Booler in Persian Translation of Novel 'Alvaghayeo Alghariba Fi Ekhtefae Saeid Abi Alnahs Almotashael'

The issue of linguistic functions is considered one of the new subjects in linguistics, and it is noteworthy that these functions have a significant effect on the transmittance of meaning to receivers, maintenance of original language, more explanations or even provoking the audience feelings; otherwise, the translation may be incorrect or even the meaning may be concealed completely. According to Karl Bühler's goal of presenting language roles including, composite, referential, expressive, persuasive, and emotional roles, any translator should translate the text by considering the construct of the sentence as well as the linguistic function required for it so that the translated text has the same effect. This study is a descriptive-analytic one and it investigates the Persian translation of the book 'Alvaghyeo Alghariba Fi Ekhtefae Saeid Abi Alnahs Almotashael', written by Emil Habibi and translated by Ehsan Moosavi Khalkhali into Persian under the title 'Vaghaye Gharibe Gheb Shodan Saied Aboo Nahs Khoshbodbin'. This study investigated Persian translation by considering the above-mentioned linguistic functions including, composite, referential, explanatory, persuasive, and emotional roles, and their effects on translation. Regarding the translated book, it was found that the translator have used mostly compound then referential translations respectively. Explanatory translation comes after the two previous ones with a high difference, and affective function has been markedly less used.