Translation, by dictionary definition, consists of changing from one state or form to another, to turn into one’s own or another’s language (The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, 1974). Translation is basically a change of form. When we speak of the form of language, we are referring to the actual words, phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, etc. , which are spoken or written. These forms are referred to as the surface structure of a language. It is the structural part of language which is actually seen in print or heard in speech. In translation the form of the source language is replaced by the form of the receptor (target) language.