2008•Journal of Longyan UniversityRequires access

Application of Domestication and Foreignization in Translation of Chinese and English Idioms

Zhao Huan-zh

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This paper expounds that domesticating translation and foreignizing translation are two key strategies in bridging the cultural differences in translation.Based on the analysis of some specific examples of English-Chinese or Chinese-English translation,the author emphasizes that the theory of domestication and foreignization should be used in a proper way so as to resolve the clashes of the two cultures.

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Key concepts: Domestication and foreignization, Domestication, Linguistics, Bridging (networking), Translation (biology), Translation studies, Communication, Computer science