Annotations in the subtitle translation of The Big Bang Theory season one to four can be categorized into cultural and linguistic phenomena.Guided by relevance translation theory,translation should achieve the biggest...Annotations in the subtitle translation of The Big Bang Theory season one to four can be categorized into cultural and linguistic phenomena.Guided by relevance translation theory,translation should achieve the biggest contextual effects with the least processing efforts by audience.It is argued that annotations intensify contextual effects by providing information and characterization.Nevertheless,it is uncertain whether these annotations reduce the audience’s efforts to comprehend.展开更多
文摘Annotations in the subtitle translation of The Big Bang Theory season one to four can be categorized into cultural and linguistic phenomena.Guided by relevance translation theory,translation should achieve the biggest contextual effects with the least processing efforts by audience.It is argued that annotations intensify contextual effects by providing information and characterization.Nevertheless,it is uncertain whether these annotations reduce the audience’s efforts to comprehend.