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Article
The Translation of Culture-Specific Word Jianghu in Wuxia Film Subtitles: A Corpus-Based Approach
Author(s)
HE Jianmin, YANG Yangyang
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2177/2023.12.003
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Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, China
ABSTRACT
Wuxia film, a unique type of Chinese film, plays an important role in disseminating Chinese culture. The culture-specific word Jianghu is strongly related to wuxia stories, but there is a lack of systematic discussions on the translation of this word. Based on the Chinese-English parallel corpus of film subtitles, the translation strategies of the word Jianghu are investigated. It is found that the source-language-oriented strategies of Retention, Specification, and Direct Translation are in the minority, while the target-language-oriented strategies of Generalization, Substitution, and Omission occupy the majority. In the process of translating Chinese culture-specific words, not only the dissemination of Chinese culture but also the fluency of target language should be concerned.
KEYWORDS
wuxia film, Jianghu, translation strategies
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