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3.1.2 Reasons for Choosing Cohesion Theory ......................... 11 

4 Conclusion ............................. 35

4.1 Findings .................................... 35

4.2 Limitations ............................... 37

3  Case Analysis

3.1  Theoretical Framework

Proper translation theory is important for smooth translation. To finish the practice more smoothly, the translator chooses Cohesion Theory as the guidance theory. This part includes the introduction to Cohesion Theory and the reasons for choosing Cohesion Theory.

3.1.1  Introduction to Cohesion Theory

Cohesion plays a crucial role in both expression and translation of the source text. The proposal of Cohesion Theory not only enriches translation theory, but also provides more space for the development of translation practice. Halliday puts forward the concept of cohesion for the first time, after which a host of linguists have their own perceptions on the definition of cohesion and the relations between cohesion and coherence. Hasan (1968) makes a comprehensive study on grammatical cohesion in her book Grammatical Cohesion in Spoken and Written English. The publication of Halliday and Hasan’s Cohesion in English in 1976 is generally viewed by many  scholars as the beginning of Cohesion Theory. 

4  Conclusion

4.1  Findings

As the translation of Shaping Femininity: Foundation Garments, the Body and Women in Early Modern England is finished, the translator finds that references in the source text, namely personal references, demonstrative references and comparative references, need more efforts to deal with, and the translation methods to cope with these references are also flexible.

Different methods can be chosen to deal with the translation of personal references, demonstrative references and comparative references according to the context. Under the guidance of Cohesion Theory, the translator takes five methods to translate all references in the selected text, including omission, repetition, specification, addition and conversion.

Among those five methods, the most frequently used method is specification. Based on those differences in references between Chinese and English, the method of specification is better for those references that may cause ambiguity. In this report, many references are translated for easier understanding of readers. Omission is a good method to deal with those references with less important meaning. Some pronouns serve in one sentence just as a grammar structure with less critical meaning. When the omission of specific meaning does not affect the meaning of the source text, translators can omit those meaning directly. 

reference(omitted)