Title: The Skopos theory perspective on the mistranslation and word-for-word translation of commodity instructions
Abstract:The existence of mistranslation and rigid(word for word) translation in the translation of commodities' instructions is due to the combined effect of internal factors and external factors. The former ...The existence of mistranslation and rigid(word for word) translation in the translation of commodities' instructions is due to the combined effect of internal factors and external factors. The former mainly refers to translators' English proficiency and translation purpose while the latter mainly refers to social ideology and historical tradition. From the perspective of Skopostheory and functional theory, this paper attempts to make an in-depth study of the reasons that give rise to mistranslation and rigid(word for word) translation and proposes the related solutions.Read More
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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