英汉互译三四章.ppt

Chapter 3 On Translatability I. Introduction 1. Universalists Supporters of the universalist approach claim the linguistic universals ensures translatability They regard language as a product that results from mans unders tanding and changing the objective world and himself in his own residential area. Though people live different areas and speak different languages, they are more similar in living conditions, physical structure and psychological needs than they are different o human beings share many generalities in thinking and cognition when interacting in both the subjective world and the objective world Every language is understandable to its users, so communication and translation between languages become possible 2. Monadist Those who endorse the monadist approach maintain: Each linguistic community interprets reality in its own particular way, and this jeopardizes translatability argue. The differences between languages lie in different views on the objective world rather than in different signs or languages