2009•Journal of Huaiyin Institute of TechnologyRequires access

On the Application of Functional Translation Theory in Legal Translation

Pan Qi-jun

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This paper discusses the application of functional translation theory in legal translation through the study of the features of legal discourse and the theory of legal equivalence.It is concluded that in spite of the distinctive quality of legal discourse,which leads to insufficient realization of legal equivalence,the criteria of functionalism is an applicable and effective guiding principle for legal translation.

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Key concepts: Legal translation, Functional equivalence, Functionalism (philosophy of mind), Dynamic and formal equivalence, Equivalence (formal languages), Translation (biology), Translation studies, Political science