A Contrastive Study of Chinese Reduplicatives and Their Translation by Analyzing Two English Versions: A Case Study of <i>The Journey to the West</i>

SONG Ju-lei

doi:10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2022060065

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SONG Ju-lei. A Contrastive Study of Chinese Reduplicatives and Their Translation by Analyzing Two English Versions: A Case Study of The Journey to the West[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2022, 38(5): 543-551. doi: 10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2022060065

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SONG Ju-lei. A Contrastive Study of Chinese Reduplicatives and Their Translation by Analyzing Two English Versions: A Case Study of The Journey to the West[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2022, 38(5): 543-551. doi: 10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2022060065

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A Contrastive Study of Chinese Reduplicatives and Their Translation by Analyzing Two English Versions: A Case Study of The Journey to the West

doi: 10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2022060065

SONG Ju-lei

Teaching Department of Public Courses, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China; The National Research Centre for Foreign Language Education, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing 100089, China

Received Date: 2022-06-15
Available Online: 2022-10-10
Publish Date: 2022-10-25

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The relationship between translation, language and thinking has always been an important topic in the fields of translation studies, linguistics and even philosophy all around the world. Translation, as a bridge connecting different languages, has become a powerful tool to probe into the particular way of thinking characteristic of a nation. This study first contrasts the Chinese reduplicatives and their translation, then contrasts the two English versions from Chinese and English translators respectively, and tries to find out the inherent similarities and differences between Chinese and English, especially the differences. Furthermore, it explains the internal motivation beneath it, reveals the essential attributes of the two languages, and finally peep into the true face of the relationships between language and thought. The study finds that the lack of the “reduplicatives” and “equivalences” in English translation and their relatively higher proportions from the Chinese translator embody the trait of strong spatiality in Chinese, which reflect the strong spatiality of the Chinese people.
- Chinese reduplicatives,
- English translation,
- version,
- The Journey to the West,
- strong spatiality

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