Translation of titles of ancient traditional Chinese medical works into english under the perspective of culture
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2011.04.010
- VernacularTitle:文化视角下中医古籍书名的英译
- Author:
Guang RONG
;
Qingrong ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ancient traditional Chinese medical work:Title;
Cultural element;
Cultural feature;
Translation into English;
Skill;
Principle
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2011;33(4):322-327
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
This paper analyzes the cultural features in the titles of ancient traditional Chinese medical works and how do they affect the translation of these titles into English.explores the methods with which culture-rich titles of these works are rendered based on culture translating skills including transplantation.annotation,paraphrase and substitution with examples,and finally concludes several principles for translation of ancient traditional Chinese medical works into English.
