Gender in Translation: A Case Study of Translations of The Woman Warrior

Xinyu Wang; Xiaoqun Liu

doi:10.54097/kgkafh70

Authors

Xinyu Wang
Xiaoqun Liu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/kgkafh70

Keywords:

The Woman Warrior; Catford; Translation Shifts; Feminism.

Abstract

This study selects two Chinese translations of a Chinese American literature The Woman Warrior as the research object. To analyze the feminist features inside and gender differences between translations, Catford’s theory of translation shifts is adopted. Discussions prove the feasibility of translation shifts to compare translated texts and draw a conclusion that female translators are more sensitive to feminist elements in the texts. Future researches can focus on the feminist strategies included in the texts.

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