The Application of the Transitivity Theory in Translation Criticism——Exemplified by the Contrastive Study on the Two Versions of Translation of A Small Incident(Event)

This paper discusses the application of the transitivity theory of the systemic-functional linguistics in the translation criticism.Through the transitivity analysis of a source text A Small Incident (Event) and its two translation versions, it demonstrates that a more objective and systematic translation criticism can be obtained with the application of the transitivity theory.The research also shows that a closer adherence to the original transitivity process pattern is an effective way in reproducing the power and effect of the source text.