1 An Introduction to Pragmatic Translation.pptVIP

What is this course going to offer? 1. A general understanding of pragmatic translation 2. Functional approach to translation 3. Stylistic features of pragmatic texts such as scientific treatises, legal documents, business documents, tourism materials, and journalism and their respective translation principles 4. Guiding principles and tools of doing pragmatic translation An Introduction to Pragmatic Translation Jie Tingyuan Contents I. Pragmatic Translation II. Translators’ Role in Pragmatic Translation III. Types of Pragmatic Translation Pragmatic translation and literary translation Literary translation: the translation of poetic texts, where it is necessary to retain the expressive and stylistic features of the author’s work to as large an extent as possible. poetry, novels, dramas, prose, biography, the works of history, philosophy and other humanities. Pragmatic translation: the chief purpose is to translate a message as efficiently and as accurately as possible, with the emphasis on the content of the message as such rather than on its aesthetic form, grammatical form or the cultural context. scientific treatises, government documents, business documents, advertisements and the instructions, directions or descriptions written in several languages on packaged good literary translation --- pragmatic translation When?you?are?old?　　---?William?Butler?Yeats ?　　When?you?are?old?and?grey?and?full?of?sleep,?　　And?nodding?by?the?fire,?take?down?this?book,?　　And?slowly?read,?and?dream?of?the?soft?look?　　Your?eyes?had?once,?and?of?their?shadows?deep;?　　How?many?loved?your?moments?of?glad?grace,?　　And?loved?your?beauty?with?love?false?or?true,?　　But?one?man?loved?the?pilgrim?Soul?in?you,?　　And?loved?the?sorrows?of?your?changing?face;?　　And?bending?down?beside?the?glowing?bars,?　　Murmur,?a?little?sadly,?how?Love?fled?　　And?paced?upon?the?mountains?overhead?　　And?hid?his?face?amid?a?crowd?of?stars. 当你老了?　　 袁可嘉译?