声明
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Introduction
Chapter One A General Introduction to Information Theory
1.1 Research Scope of Information Theory
1.2 The Development of Information Theory
1.2.1 Foundation of Information Theory
1.2.2 Melvin Defleur’s Contribution to Information Theory
1.3 Key Terms in Information Theory
1.3.1 Channel Capacity and Communication Load
1.3.2 Noise and Redundancy
1.3.3 Discreteness of Information
Chapter Two Translation and Information Theory
2.1 Previous Studies on Translation from the Perspective of Information Theory
2.1.1 Western Scholar’s Relevant Studies
2.1.2 Chinese Scholar’s Relevant Studies
2.1.3 Deficiencies in the Previous Studies
2.2 Translation as Information Transmission
2.2.1 Translation Process under the Guidance of Information Theory
2.2.2 Relationships among the Author,the Translator and the Reader
2.3 Applications of Terms in Information Theory to Translation
2.3.1 Information in Translation
2.3.2 Noise in Translation
2.3.3 Redundancy in Translation
2.3.4 Criterion of Translation from Information Theory
Chapter Three Information Loss in Translation
3.1 Reasons of Information Loss in Translation
3.1.1 Information Loss Caused by the Translator Intentionally
3.1.2 Information Loss Caused by the Translator Unconsciously
3.2 Classifications in Terms of Types of Information Loss
3.2.1 Linguistic Information Loss
3.2.2 Cultural Information Loss
3.2.3 Aesthetic Information Loss
3.3 Consequences of Information Loss in Translation
3.4 Compensation for Information Loss in Translating
3.4.1 Linguistic Compensation
3.4.2 Cultural Compensation
3.4.3 Aesthetic Compensation
Chapter Four Information Overload in Translation
4.1 Reasons of Information Overload in Translation
4.2 Types of Information Overload in Translation
4.3 Consequences of Information Overload in Translation
4.4 Avoiding Information Overload in Translating
4.4.1 Reducing Communication load by Converting Angles of Expressing
4.4.2 Reducing Communication Load by Building in Redundancy
4.4.3 Reducing Communication Load by Deleting Redundant Information
4.4.4 Broadening the Channel Capacity by Reconstructing Internal Information
Conclusion
Bibliography
Acknowledgments