STRATEGIC APPROACHES TO TRANSLATING CULTURE-SPECIFIC CONCEPTS: THE CHOICE BETWEEN DOMESTICATION AND FOREIGNIZATION INE TRANSLATION (NMT) ON TRADITIONAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION THEORIES AND TRANSLATOR TRAINING

Abstract

This paper explores the strategic approaches employed in translating culturespecific
concepts (CSCs), focusing on the dichotomy between domestication and
foreignization as theorized by Lawrence Venuti. Translating CSCs presents a
unique challenge, as it involves bridging significant cultural gaps while
maintaining semantic and pragmatic fidelity