Nida’s theory of translation which is inspired by TG was one of the most popular translation theories of the 20th centry . The present article discusses and challenges some of the major issues in the theory , such as its definition of translation equivalent, grammatical analysis and back-transformation , and concludes that it is , despite its few deficiencies, of great importance in translation studies , because of having provided not only means of analysing and classifying translation problems , but also practical insights into translating.
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