A Model of Translation of Politeness Based on Relevance Theory

Fang Wang

College of Foreign Languages, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, China.

DOI: 10.4236/jss.2014.29045                

Abstract

Sperber and Wilson developed the Relevance Theory of communication. It did not take long before it was applied to translation. This dissertation attempts to illustrate the model of the translation of politeness. Translation is a cross-linguistic sociocultural practice, in which a text in one language is replaced by a text with equivalent relevance degree in another. The original contains three variables, which, once summed, give the weightiness of the face-threatening act and the choice of stimulus is decided.

Keywords

Relevance, Politeness, Relevance Degree, Translation

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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