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An analysis on English to Chinese translation of electrical engineering texts from the perspective of professionals under the guidance of skopos theory
Author
Source
International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 9 (30 Sep. 2020), pp.229-238, 10 p.
Publisher
Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development
Publication Date
2020-09-30
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
English Language and Literature
Abstract EN
With the Skopos Theory as the theoretical foundation, this study aims at analyzing the specialized translation of electrical engineering texts from the professionals' perspective.
To do this, we first conducted a questionnaire survey to collect the information on the professionals' needs and requirements on the translation of English texts in the realm of electrical engineering.
Then, we selected an English academic paper published in a prestigious journal in this field and conducted a semi-structured interview on the Chinese translation of this paper with three professionals in this field.
Based on the results of both questionnaire and interview, we analyzed the translation of electrical engineering texts from English to Chinese at lexical, syntactic and textual levels with the guidance of Skopos Theory.
It is found from the questionnaire survey that electrical engineering professionals in China do have a need for translation of English texts in this field, and they emphasize the accuracy of terms and information integrity of the target text.
From the interview, we also find that Skopos Theory has a strong guiding effect on the specialized translation of electrical engineering texts.
Under the guidance of this theory, translators can adopt various translation strategies to enhance their translation output and optimize its communicative effect.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zi Ye, Xiaoli Song. 2020. An analysis on English to Chinese translation of electrical engineering texts from the perspective of professionals under the guidance of skopos theory. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation،Vol. 3, no. 9, pp.229-238.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1498085
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zi Ye, Xiaoli Song. An analysis on English to Chinese translation of electrical engineering texts from the perspective of professionals under the guidance of skopos theory. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation Vol. 3, no. 9 (2020), pp.229-238.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1498085
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zi Ye, Xiaoli Song. An analysis on English to Chinese translation of electrical engineering texts from the perspective of professionals under the guidance of skopos theory. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation. 2020. Vol. 3, no. 9, pp.229-238.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1498085
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 238
Record ID
BIM-1498085