Study on Word Translation Based on the Prototype Theory
Yao Wen-yong · Journal of Changchun Normal University · 2008
Category problem in translation refers to the non-equivalence problem in word translation caused by the category differences between the source language and target language.From the perspective of the prototype theory,there are differences in prototypes,category domain,category level,cultural meaning and absence of categories between English and Chinese words.The nature and model of word translation are given new interpretation.It is helpful to improve the quality of translation on equivalence.