TRANSLATING CHINESE REALIA INTO ARMENIAN: A CASE STUDY OF YU HUA’S TO LIVE
TRANSLATING CHINESE REALIA INTO ARMENIAN: A CASE STUDY OF YU HUA’S TO LIVE
Author(s): Lilit Akopyan, Asya SamvelyanSubject(s): Lexis, Other Language Literature, Translation Studies, Phraseology
Published by: სსიპ-გორის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი
Keywords: Culture-specific item; Realia; Translation methods; Strategies;
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the present paper is to investigate the translation methods of Chinese culture-specific items (realia) suggested by authors in translating the Chinese novel To Live (活着) by Yu Hua into Armenian, as well as the factors influencing the authors’ choice of Chinese culture-specific realia translation strategies. This study takes realia as the research object and discusses their translation challenges, as well as evaluates appropriate strategies for their effective transference into the Armenian cultural and linguistic context. In this study, authors mainly used transcription plus footnote translation strategy which allowed to preserve phonetic and cultural nuances of the source material.
Journal: ფილოლოგიური კვლევები
- Issue Year: 10/2025
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 209-216
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
