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Vol. 6:2 (1994) ► pp.151–176

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Translation Studies in Modern China

Retrospect and Prospect

 | Foreign Affairs College, Beijing
Published online: 1 January 1994
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https://doi.org/10.1075/target.6.2.03sho
Abstract
The present paper reviews some opinions representative of contemporary Chinese thinking on translation criteria, methods, and the traditional way of assessing the quality of translation. It then summarizes various new views on textual configuration, equivalence, and quantitative analysis, views which can be regarded as the logical consequence of the discussion of traditional topics. The article tries to show that the present movement towards a science of translating is a new trend.
Résumé
Cet article analyse quelques principes représentatifs de la pensée traductive contemporaine en Chine: les critères et méthodes de la traduction, ainsi que les modes d' évaluation. Suit une présentation de vues nouvelles sur le dispositif textuel, l'équivalence, et l'analyse quantitative, ces vues étant engendrées par la discussion des thèmes traditionnels. L'article veut montrer que la tendance actuelle vers une science de la traduction marque un tournant.
Article outline
  • 1.Overview
  • 2.Traditional Topics Revisited
    • 1.Translation Criteria
    • 2.Methods of Translating
    • 3.The Traditional Way of Evaluation
  • 3.New Perspectives
    • 1.Configuration of Text
      • (i)Units of Translation
      • (ii)Levels of Translation
      • (iii)Interface
    • 2.Equal-Value Translation
      • (i)Limits of Translatability
      • (ii)Translation Equivalence
      • (iii)A Fuzzy-Set Theoretical Approach
    • 3.Quantitative Analysis
  • 4.Concluding Remarks
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
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