Principles of English-Chinese Translation (Revised Edition)

Author: Zhou Fangzhu
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Publish Date: 2000-03-02
Features: This book integrates theories from related disciplines such as lexicalology, lexicography, linguistics, semantics, syntax, and stylistics to argue for the fundamental principles and main methods of English-Chinese translation from different perspectives. The content is divided into six chapters. Chapter 1 elaborates on the function, standards of translation, and the relationship between dictionary definitions and translation. Chapter 2 introduces the main methods and techniques. Chapter 3 discusses the principles of word selection, including the similarities and differences between English and Chinese vocabulary, the relationship between context and word selection, semantic overlap of synonyms, and the stylistic hierarchy of words. Chapter 4 explores the similarities and differences between English and Chinese syntactic structures and the principles of sentence construction. Chapter 5 elaborates on the translation principles of different types of texts from a stylistic perspective. Chapter 6 focuses on the translation conversion mechanisms of literature and rhetorical devices. This book incorporates some of the author's research achievements in translation theory.