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On Translation Strategy of Culture-Loaded Words from the Perspective of the Eco-Translatology

Author(s)

Yingxiu Guo*

Affiliation(s)

College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Xi’an Polytechnic University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China *Corresponding Author.

Abstract

The Culture-loaded words demonstrate distinctive characteristics of Chinese culture and play a crucial role in the exchange and dissemination of Chinese culture. Due to the differences between Chinese and English and their culture, the translation of culture-loaded words remains a significant challenge in English translation. Therefore, the study of the English translation of culture-loaded words has both theoretical and practical significance. The emergence and development of the Eco-translatology provide new ideas for the research on the English translation of culture-loaded words. From the perspective of the Eco-translatology, this paper takes the English translation of Insights into Chinese Culture as the research object, and analyzes the English translation of culture-loaded words in the book from three dimensions: language, culture, and communication, in order to provide theoretical insights for the translation of culture-loaded words in the present and future, and to better promote cultural dissemination.

Keywords

The Eco-translatology; Culture-Loaded Words; Insights into Chinese Culture; Translation Strategy

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