A Prototype-Theoretical Approach to Domestication and Foreignization — A Case Study of Zhao Fa’s Translations

Abstract

Domestication and Foreignization are the main and much-debated translation strategies in the act of translation, a study of which is closely related to the whole fi eld of translation theory and practice.This thesis will make a prototype-theoretical study of D & F through a prototype analysis of the source and target texts, aiming to break the traditional dualistic-opposition situation of D & F. Based on a corpus study of Zhao Fa’s translation, the thesis will be devoted to the analysis of translation strategies of D & F about verbs in the corpus, the prototype of dialogues, and the prototype of scenes in translation. It hopes to conclude a typical translation strategy of the translator and prove that D & F are not in a dualistic position, but in a continuum, and can be mutual inclusive in certain conditions.