Analysis of Culture-Specific Items Translation in Red Crag from the Perspective of Cognitive Construal
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Cognitive Construal Theory, Red Crag, Corpus, English Translation of Culture-Specific ItemsAbstract
Culture-specific items (CSIs) are expressions imbued with specific cultural connotations, containing rich social implications beyond their literal meanings. Red Crag, an outstanding classic red-themed Chinese novel, is replete with numerous CSIs. Studying the English translations of CSIs in Red Crag is conducive to inheriting and disseminating the spirit of the Red Revolution, and promoting Chinese red culture internationally. Currently, research on the English translation of CSIs in red classic novels lacks scientific rigor and motive analysis. Therefore, guided by the construal theory in cognitive translation studies, this research will employ a qualitative and quantitative approach by constructing a parallel Chinese-English corpus to investigate the translation of culture-specific items in Red Crag. The goal is to explore the translation methods and the motivational factors behind the translation of these items, as well as to promote the development of the translation of red classics.
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