Equivalence Theory and Medical Translation
Ting Liu
Abstract
Ting Liu
Abstract
Equivalence has long been a key concept in western translation theory,and explorations into its related theories and practice have appeared one after another.However,the issue of equivalence in medical translation has been little studied.This paper analyzes the concept of equivalence at the lexical,syntactic and discoursal level in attempt to reveal the guiding function of the equivalent theory to medical translation.
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Equivalence has long been a key concept in western translation theory,and explorations into its related theories and practice have appeared one after another.However,the issue of equivalence in medical translation has been little studied.This paper analyzes the concept of equivalence at the lexical,syntactic and discoursal level in attempt to reveal the guiding function of the equivalent theory to medical translation.
Key concepts: Equivalence (formal languages), Dynamic and formal equivalence, Logical equivalence, Linguistics, Translation (biology), Functional equivalence, Translation studies, Semantic equivalence