ABSTRACT As we know, punctuation is traditionally regarded as a phenomenon confined to the surface of a written text, a mere reflection of more substantial qualities of the underlying linguistic structure, particularly those concerning the grammatical network. So far, it is striking, at any rate in the postreformational history of Swedish, that translators – even those frequently and radically restructuring this network – seem generally inclined to take over its reflection, i.e., in the demarcation of sentences, to restore the author’s punctuation in the target text. It almost looks like punctuation sets the operative framework for translation on the grammatical level. Some implications of this observation are suggested.

中文翻译：

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标点符号：为翻译提供背景？

摘要 正如我们所知，标点符号传统上被认为是一种仅限于书面文本表面的现象，仅仅是底层语言结构更实质品质的反映，尤其是与语法网络相关的品质。到目前为止，无论如何，在瑞典语改革后的历史中，令人惊讶的是，翻译者——即使是那些经常和激进地重组这个网络的人——似乎普遍倾向于接管它的反思，即在句子的划分中，以恢复作者的思想。目标文本中的标点符号。看起来标点符号在语法层面上设置了翻译的操作框架。提出了这一观察结果的一些含义。