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.