Pragmatics and translation专用课件.pptVIP

Pragmatics and translation How can one qualify as a translator? What kind of action is translation? Do you think translation theory is necessary for translating? Translation as an act of interlingual and intercultural communication There are two psychologically distinct modes of using language: The descriptive use: Speakers say what they think or know by means of language The interpretive use: Speakers communicate what others say or think Kate: Tom is sick today. Jim: Kate said “Tom is sick today”. Naturally, translation falls under the interpretive category of language use. As an interpreti