RelevanceTheoryAGuidetoCulture―loaedWordsinNewsnslation.docVIP

RelevanceTheoryAGuidetoCulture―loadedWordsinNewsnslation 　　1.Intorduction 中国论文网 /1/viewhtm　　Ernst-August Gutt studies translation with relevance theory.He finds connection between translation and relevance，“…relevance is dependent on the interplay of two factors： contextual effects and processing effort…the notion of ‘relevance’ itself is context-dependent…”（Gutt，2004：31）. 　　We can see that relevance theory and translation are intertwined.As context and cognition are the focus of both.We could say that for most translations，translators are trying to build the optimal relevance between ST（source text） and TR（target reader）.Translation could be seen as a dual ostensive-inferential process. 　　Nida points out the relationship between culture and language： “language is the carrier of culture； while culture is the soil of language.Any language is rooted in culture and any culture is centered on language”（Nida，47）.Chinese and English share different culture，which could have impact upon news translation from source text selection to target reader acceptability.For that reason，culture-loaded words are difficult in translation. 　　According to relevance theory，the purpose of human communication is to achieve optimal relevance.A succesful translation means that the target text could provide readers with the best contextual effects at their minimal processing effort. 　　2.Translation Strategies for Culture-loaded Words in News 　　In Translation and Relevance： Cognition and Context，Gutt proposed two translation strategies： direct translation and indirect translation.As Chinese and English cultures are of great diffrence，direct translation is relatively less used.So this paper puts focus on indirect translation with examples，all of which are from the class of foreign-oriented publicity by our professor Li Xin. 　　2.1 Explanation.This strategy is usually used like this： translators explain culture-loaded word in translation，like providing background information with readers