Perspectives on the Trichotomy Paradigm: A Case Study of Translation Strategies from <i>Dr. Zha’s Diary of Fighting the COVID-19</i>

Yang Aijun

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Perspectives on the Trichotomy Paradigm: A Case Study of Translation Strategies from Dr. Zha’s Diary of Fighting the COVID-19

Yang Aijun

Published in Communication and Linguistics Studies (Volume 7, Issue 1)

Received: 23 January 2021 Accepted: 9 February 2021 Published: 10 March 2021

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Over the past few centuries, dichotomy has been playing a dominant role in the field of translation, which has made significant contributions to the development of translation practices and studies. Nonetheless, its weakness has been gradually realized due to the complex, ever-changing nature of language. The proposal of the Trichotomy Paradigm in translation studies provides a new perspective into translation, giving both a fresh insight into its theoretical exploration and an original understanding into its practice. As a comprehensive system, the Trichotomy Paradigm can be divided into three levels: namely, the macro-level, meso-level and micro-level, among which the meso-level is concerned with translation strategies. Borrowing from Reiss’ text type theory to the mesoscopic research of the system, this article analyses the Chinese-English translation strategies of Dr. Zha’s Diary of Fighting the COVID-19. By analyzing ten typical examples of how Reiss’ text types---- the informative text, the expressive text and the operative text are applied to the translation of the book, the author points out Reiss’ text type theory is well adapted to the Trichotomy Paradigm, which as a three-dimensional and comprehensive dynamic translation framework can provide guidance and insight for translators to engage in translation practices as well as translation studies. This article will shed some light on these new perspectives in translation studies.

Published in	Communication and Linguistics Studies (Volume 7, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.cls.20210701.12
Page(s)	6-12
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Dr. Zha’s Diary of Fighting the COVID-19, Trichotomy Paradigm, Mesoscopic Research, Translation Strategy

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Yang Aijun. Perspectives on the Trichotomy Paradigm: A Case Study of Translation Strategies from Dr. Zha’s Diary of Fighting the COVID-19. Commun Linguist Stud. 2021;7(1):6-12. doi: 10.11648/j.cls.20210701.12

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