A Translation Project ReportofQuantitative Corpus Linguistics With R

This is a translation report on Quantitative Corpus Linguistics with R.The translator chooses Chapter One, Chapter Two and Chapter Six of this book to translate, including "Introduction","The Three Central Corpus-Linguistic Methods" and "Cases Studies and Pointers to Other Applications." The original text belongs to technical texts. EST, as-an important English style, is characterized with large number of technical terms and long sentences, so it is important to understand and reproduce the content of the original text accurately in translating. In essence, EST is not different from ordinary English. However, EST also enjoys its own unique language and stylistic styles. The famous English translation theorist Tytler has proposed the famous three principles:(1) translation should be completely convey the original ideas;(2) its style should be in accordance with the original text;(3) the translation should be as smooth as the original text. Since the original text is technical in nature, involving such disciplines as corpus linguistics, statistics and so on. Tytler’s "three principles" are chosen. This report consists of4parts:1) An introduction presenting the background, origin, significance and components of the translation project.2) The source text, including its background, the main contents, and the analysis of its style.3) The kernel of the report, in which the difficulties encountered, and the various translation strategies adopted to settle those problems under the guidance of Tytler’s "three principles" are discussed.4) Conclusion, which elaborates on the experiences gained from the project and proposes the unsolved problems in the translation.