Contents 1
A．Introduction 1
B．The Potential of Translation Criticism 9
1．Criticism and the target language text 9
2．Criticism and the source language text 15
3．The linguistic components 48
4．Extra-linguistic determinants 66
C．The Limitations of Translation Criticism 88
5．Objective and subjective limits of translation criticism 89
6．The special function of translation 92
7．Specially targeted reader groups 101
8．Subjective limits of translation criticism 106
D．Conclusion 114
References 115
Index 122