Author(s)

Yunxia Cai, Peiying Guo

Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China.

Based on the Latour’s actor network theory, this paper expounds the successful application of the theory in medical translation by paying attention to non-human actors, problematic cooperation mechanism and real signs of translation completion, so as to try to put forward theoretical principles that can guide medical translation.

Latour’s Actor Network, Medical Translation, Translation Theory Principles

Cai, Y. and Guo, P. (2020) The Application of Actor Network Theory in Medical Translation. Open Journal of Modern Linguistics, 10, 599-605. doi: 10.4236/ojml.2020.105036.