A Report On E-C Translation Of The Cambridge History Of The English Language(5.5 Of Volume ?)

Languages evolve with the development of human and society.In other words,the obsolescence of some old words means the emergence of some new ones.The process of deriving new words certainly follows certain rule—word-formation,which promotes the development of the history of the English language to a certain extent,and plays an important role.It's the most important significance of the translation practice report.This translation report focuses on the E-C translation process of 5.5 of The Cambridge History of the English Language volume III.The Cambridge History of the English Language,including six volumes,documents mainly the history of Early Modern English(from 1450 to 1700)and Modern English(from 1700 to 1900),in particular from 1476 to 1776 when the United States issued The Declaration of Independence.The author is responsible for 5.5,which details the lexis of the history of the English language,especially wordformation.As an academic text,the original text includes many linguistic terms and proper nouns in lexis,so the language is precise and professional strongly.In order to convey the original information accurately and fluently so that readers can get a comprehensive and accurate understanding of word-formation in Early Modern English,the author reads many books about lexis and the history of the English with acquiring a lot of knowledge of wordformation,then chooses Peter Newmark's semantic and communicative translation theory as the guiding theory,combining some E-C translation methods including ellipsis,reference and so on to conduct translation.What's more,the author adds properly some academic knowledge to help readers understand the original text and hopes that the translation could help related scholars,students to study and research and provide reference materials for readers who are interested in the history of the English language.