Cross-Cultural Communication
A Study on the Translation of Culture-Loaded Words in the Movie Ne Zha From the Perspective of Functional Equivalence Theory
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This paper mainly introduces the theory of functional equivalence and its application in translating culture-loaded words into English in the movie subtitles. It takes the theory of functional equivalence as the guideline, and analyzes the translation of culture-loaded words in Chinese movie Ne Zha. It studies the specific translation strategies of culture-loaded words, and tries to apply the theory of functional equivalence to guide the translation of culture-loaded words. This paper will try to come up with a reference version and some suggestions for translation of culture-loaded words, with the purpose of improving the translation condition of culture-loaded words to promote China’s culture transmission, strengthening China’s cultural soft power and speeding up China’s cultural exchanges with foreign countries.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/12437
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