A Study of Translation Strategies of Culture-Loaded Words in Knechtges’ Ci and Fu Version From the Perspective of Memetics
Chinese Ci and Fu has a wide selection of materials and contains rich words. It is extensive and profound which is rich in Chinese cultural connotation and national characteristics. D. R. Knechtges is a famous Sinologist, specializing in Ci and Fu and being proficient in Wen Xuan. His translation of...
| Published in: | Cultural and religious studies |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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David Publishing Company
2020
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Cultural and religious studies
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| Further subjects: | B
culture-loaded words
B Memetics B translation strategies B Ci and Fu |
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| Summary: | Chinese Ci and Fu has a wide selection of materials and contains rich words. It is extensive and profound which is rich in Chinese cultural connotation and national characteristics. D. R. Knechtges is a famous Sinologist, specializing in Ci and Fu and being proficient in Wen Xuan. His translation of the Fu in Wen Xuan was a masterpiece. Through the perspective of memetics, this paper studies five kinds of culture-loaded words in Knechtges’ version about Fu in Wen Xuan, analyzes translation strategies used in these translations, and discusses the transmission mechanism of the culture memes which are culture-loaded words. Then get the conclusion, the mode which is given priority to with foreignization, domestication strategy as the auxiliary pole, combination of transliteration, literal translation, free translation, and annotation translation method, is advantageous to the culture-loaded words in the target language culture becoming a strong memes and spreading widely in the foreign countries. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-2177 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cultural and religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17265/2328-2177/2020.12.002 |