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A Study on the Chinese Translation of Popular Science Texts from the Perspective of Koller’s Equivalence Theory: A Case Study of Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances: Foods, Fungi, Medicinal Herbs, Plants, and Venomous Animals
Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, China
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Creative Education·Volume 16 (2025)·Pages 1629–1636·Published 9 October 2025·DOI10.4236/ce.2025.1610099
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Abstract
This study investigates the application of Koller’s Equivalence Theory in the Chinese translation of popular science texts, using the Chinese rendition of the popular science work Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances: Foods, Fungi, Medicinal Herbs, Plants, and Venomous Animals as a case study. Based on the framework of Koller’s theory, the study analyzes its practical application in translating popular science texts from five dimensions: denotative, connotative, text-normative, pragmatic, and formal-aesthetic equivalence.
KeywordsKoller’s Equivalence TheoryPopular Science TextsChinese Translation Studies
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