Theoretical Basis on English Translation for Chinese Cultural Classics

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10.2991/icemaess-15.2016.204How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Chinese cultural classics; English translation; theoretical basis; context theory; multi system theory; functional equivalence theory

Abstract

As the lack of the awareness of building translation theory and the insufficiency of research on translation theory, the study on translation theory lags behind the achievements obtained in the field of practical translation, especially in Chinese classics translation field. In this paper, we focus on context theory, multisystem theory and functional equivalence theory in the field of translation. Specifically, context theory requires the translator to take specific context into account; multisystem theory requires to consider the translation in a broader field of cultural activities directly; functional equivalence theory requires to achieve functional equivalence between two languages rather than rigid correspondence. The research results from this paper enrich and develop the translation theory and it is meaningful for improving the level of Chinese cultural classics translation.

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TI  - Theoretical Basis on English Translation for Chinese Cultural Classics
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 3rd International Conference on Education, Management, Arts, Economics and Social Science
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