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A Cognitive Context Approach to Legal Terminology Translation A Master Thesis Submitted to Graduate School, Southwest University of Political Science and Law In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts iiiJune, 2009 iii Acknowledgements Upon the completion of the paper, I would like express my hearty thanks to a number of people for their continued support and assistance during my graduate studies and the preparation of this paper. First and foremost, I am indebted to my respective supervisor, Professor Cheng Rukang who instructed me in translation studies, tutored me with utmost patience and carefully read my manuscript over and over and offered advice valuable to my improved paper. It’s hard to imagine the paper would be completed without his encouragement and guidance. Second, I am also greatly indebted to the respectable teachers Professor Song Lei, Professor Zhao Liang, Professor Xiong Demi, Professor Xiao Yunshu, Professor Zheng Daxuan and Professor Li, who have ever taught me during my graduate study period for their thought-provoking teaching. Furthermore, I should also show my great thanks to my friends and classmates who have provided constant help in my life and study. Last but not the least, I would like to extend my gratitude to my husband and parents, who have been supporting me and encouraging me when I am absorbed in my study. I wish the paper could make me worthy of their everlasting love, care and understanding. Abstract This paper is an effort to apply Sperber Wilson’s theory of relevancy to explore the effects cognitive context has on legal terminology translating process and translation strategies. The author has made a review of the cognitive contextual correlation of relevancy and attempted to utilize the theory as guidance in translation practice. This paper is to prove that the translator’s cognitive context towards the understanding of source text play important roles in translating. The research first intr