Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies

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“…The translating process is thus a cultural one. Baker (1992) assumes that equivalence is the core of translating, covering four aspects, namely the word level, the level above word, the text level, and the pragmatic level (pp. 11-260).…”

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“…5-12). Munday (2012) Baker (2001) borrows the term "game theory" from economics and argues that translation resembles math and economics where there are losers and winners and even zero sum game; likewise, translation contents include definitional (formative) and selective components. The translator is entitled to preserving the original contents, adding some contents, or deleting some contents as needed (p. 91).…”

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Cultural Model in Chinese-to-English Translation: A Case Study of Guizhou’s Local Culture

Tang-jin¹,

Zhi-peng²

2018

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Culture is an important component in translation. This paper reviews cultural translation researches and practices, proposes a cultural model for Chinese-to-English translation composed of inputs, filters and outputs which could be realized by a number of methods and techniques in the translating process, and finally applies the model to Chinese-to-English translation of Guizhou's local culture. It is argued that the cultural model is expected to draw international target text readers close to Chinese culture. Keywords: cultural model, input, filter, output, translation ForewordTranslation is a process of cultural communication and language learning. Traditionally it is defined as a conversion from the source language to the target language. In early stages translation theories laid much emphasis on faithfulness, expressiveness and elegance. Since the mid-20th century (particularly the 1990s) attention has been paid to culture in the translating processes and products, drawing inspirations from general linguistics, cognitive science, functional linguistics and cross-cultural communication. This paper is to review the relevant research, propose a cultural model for translation, and conduct a case study of Guizhou's local culture in Chinese-to-English translation. The present study is qualitative. Literature ReviewBasically cultural translation theories emphasize a relationship of correspondence and interaction between different levels. Bell (1991) proposes the term "discourse parameters" including participants, purpose and setting, matching separately tenor, mode and field in Halliday's Systemic Functional Grammar (p. 9). Tenor is participant relationship, mode is the expression form (oral, written, or combined), and field is the area concerning the events or activities. In linguistic forms tenor is realized by syntax, mode by syntax and lexis, and field by syntax and lexis. Bell's theory indicates that the interaction between the translator and the readers (mainly the target text

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Cultural Model in Chinese-to-English Translation: A Case Study of Guizhou’s Local Culture

Tang-jin¹,

Zhi-peng²

2018

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“…In Translation Studies, agency is considered to be something individual pertaining to the translator as agent and is brought into play when criticising Descriptive Translation Studies (DTS) and its aim to set up translation laws, a 'positivist chimera', as Tymoczko (1988) puts it [apud 4] because it neglects individual situations encountered when translating. Moreover, agency becomes problematic when postcolonial approaches are discussed due to its location "at the interface between the colonizer and the colonized" [5]. Interpreting studies also tackle the interpreter's subjective agency in an ideological context [cf.…”

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“…(2000,2003) when referring to translation and globalization or the small impact that translators' agency had in history and the attempt to make a difference in the target text which corresponds to "the endeavours of 'ordinary' people simply going about their everyday business, trying to preserve their moral integrity as well as character and circumstances permit". [5] The term in its organisational acception is employed when dealing with computeraided translation (CAT) and its tools, whose importance can no longer be denied in the era of globalisation since they afford a greater flexibility for translations and their translation agencies when dealing with various customers and projects, localization ones included [5].…”

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Translation And Agency – A Knowledge-Based Organisation

Petraru

2015

International Conference KNOWLEDGE-BASED ORGANIZATION

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“…In the translation of English literary works, functionalist translation theory is also particularly important [1]. The theory of translation is easy to understand.…”

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Study on the Applied Translation under Functionalism Skopos Theory

Wei¹

2018

2018 3rd International Social Sciences and Education Conference (ISSEC 2018)

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This paper first introduces the functionalist translation theory of Germany, and then argues that functionalism translation theory is also applicable to literary translation and the translator's creativity from the Skopos Theory and equivalence of literary translation. The application of three basic principles of functionalism Skopos translation theory in literary translation is described in this paper.

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Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies

Cited by 260 publications

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Cultural Model in Chinese-to-English Translation: A Case Study of Guizhou’s Local Culture

Cultural Model in Chinese-to-English Translation: A Case Study of Guizhou’s Local Culture

Translation And Agency – A Knowledge-Based Organisation

Study on the Applied Translation under Functionalism Skopos Theory

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