nderstanding utterances is not simply a matter of knowing the
meanings of the words uttered and the way in which they are
combined. It also involves drawing inferences on the basis of
non-linguistic information and the assumption that the speaker
has aimed to meet certain general standards of communication. In
this article, we discuss the question of writer-reader,
translator-reader problem of proper communication, and
investigate the concept of faithfulness in translation and its
manifestations in loyalty to the original text as well as
loyalty to the target audience and the prospective readers of
the translation. To reach an understanding of this dilemma and
suggest solutions to it, an extract from Othello is examined
along with its translation into Arabic. Proper communication is
assumed to take place in a situation where a writer, or a
speaker, transmits a message, via a channelwriting or speakingto
a reader or a hearer. If the hearer or reader gets the messages
the same way as the speaker/writer had in m