This article gives an adequate observation and analysis of polysystem theory,one of the most influential schools in translation studies put forward by Itamar Even - Zohar and developed by Gideon Toury,and discusses it...This article gives an adequate observation and analysis of polysystem theory,one of the most influential schools in translation studies put forward by Itamar Even - Zohar and developed by Gideon Toury,and discusses its application to Chinese translation phenomena in certain historical periods.展开更多
It is inevitable that language and culture are interdependent. Over the last two decades, extensive research has been carried out on the topic of cultural translation and a considerable number of theories have sprung ...It is inevitable that language and culture are interdependent. Over the last two decades, extensive research has been carried out on the topic of cultural translation and a considerable number of theories have sprung up. On the firm basis of authoritatively relevant theories, the subject of interaction between culture and translation will be discussed.The discussion will be divided into macro and micro level. Firstly, the macro level will lay the emphasis on how the cultural system and elements(Lefevere,1992) influence translation in all its aspects; and on the other hand, how translations influence the culture. Secondly, the micro level will focus on the strategies of translating the culture-specific concepts(CSC) and culture-bound terms(CBT).展开更多
文摘This article gives an adequate observation and analysis of polysystem theory,one of the most influential schools in translation studies put forward by Itamar Even - Zohar and developed by Gideon Toury,and discusses its application to Chinese translation phenomena in certain historical periods.
文摘It is inevitable that language and culture are interdependent. Over the last two decades, extensive research has been carried out on the topic of cultural translation and a considerable number of theories have sprung up. On the firm basis of authoritatively relevant theories, the subject of interaction between culture and translation will be discussed.The discussion will be divided into macro and micro level. Firstly, the macro level will lay the emphasis on how the cultural system and elements(Lefevere,1992) influence translation in all its aspects; and on the other hand, how translations influence the culture. Secondly, the micro level will focus on the strategies of translating the culture-specific concepts(CSC) and culture-bound terms(CBT).
