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262 Stulistic Problems 3.12.The following examples give practical evidence for that (each example is given in two versions: one nominalized, another verbalized to be compared with one another): "Registration at the university is the start of a long path into the unknown future. The feeling of security in life is the main aim of many students. Also, the holding of a university degree and the consideration of its holder among the highly educated, is a valuable moral end for a great number of students" (Nominalizations are underlined) Here is a suggested Arabic version, which reflects the style of nominalization of the original; Obviously, the Arabic version has no one single verb; all sentences are nominal (i.e. topic and comment each).Style of NOMINALIZATION vs. VERBALIZATION: The style of nominalization (or the use of nouns in preference to verbs) has the stylistic function of injecting texts with abstraction, fixity and some kind of authority.

262 Stulistic Problems
3.12. Style of NOMINALIZATION vs. VERBALIZATION:
The style of nominalization (or the use of nouns in preference to verbs) has the
stylistic function of injecting texts with abstraction, fixity and some kind of authority.
On the other hand, the style of verbalization (or the use of verbs in preference to nouns )
is an indication of subjectivity, mobility and normality. The following examples give
practical evidence for that (each example is given in two versions: one nominalized,
another verbalized to be compared with one another):
"Registration at the university is the start of a long path into the unknown
future. The feeling of security in life is the main aim of many students. Also,
the holding of a university degree and the consideration of its holder among the
highly educated, is a valuable moral end for a great number of students"
(Nominalizations are underlined)
Here is a suggested Arabic version, which reflects the style of nominalization of
the original;
Obviously, the Arabic version has no one single verb; all sentences are nominal
(i.e. topic and comment each). This style gives the text a sense of formality, objectivity
and generalizations in the form of statements and axioms about facts of life, which
accept no argument or refusal, That means they are authoritative statements which are
universal facts. A verbalized version of the same text will have different functions and
effects in both Languages, English and Arabic, as follows;
2.
"To register at the university is to start a long path into a future you do not
know. To feel secure in life is what many students mainly aim at. Also, to hold
a university degree and to consider its holder among the people who have high
education is what a great number of students take as a valuable, moral end".
(The verbalized nominalizations of *I' are underlined)