Study on the Translation of Culture-loaded Words in Red Sorghum from the Perspective of Frame Theory

Wenxin Wang

doi:10.54097/2f3ycc65

Authors

Wenxin Wang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/2f3ycc65

Keywords:

Frame Theory, Red Sorghum, Culture-loaded words

Abstract

Frame theory is an important guide for subtitle translation in films. From the perspective of frame theory, subtitle translation is a process of translators' understanding of the original text and construction of the translation frame to achieve frame equivalence. Due to the cross-cultural conversion of cultural factors, the translation of Chinese culture-loaded words often becomes a thorny problem for translators, and scholars have long studied the translation of culture-loaded words from different perspectives. However, few scholars have used the framework theory to study the translation of culture-loaded words in subtitles. Therefore, based on the frame theory, this paper takes the Berlin International Film Festival award-winning film "Red Sorghum" as an example, and explores its translation strategies from three aspects: frame replacement, frame transplantation and frame adjustment by comparing and analyzing the Chinese subtitles and their translations.

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