On the English version of Chinese personal names
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12182982 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yuanqiong Wu (0000-0002-5283-4248, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 139-149 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0907-676X • E-ISSN: 1747-6623 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0907676x.2010.544746 |
| OpenAlex | W1973605279 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 3 |
The representation of Chinese personal names in English is very confusing, and important features of the Chinese language and naming practice are more or less lost. After a close look at the Chinese linguistic forms, especially in Mandarin Chinese, and at Chinese naming practice, we would suggest that translators should respect the source culture more instead of rendering it randomly, as reflected in the different English versions of Chinese personal names. Keywords: Chinese personal namestranslation into English Notes 1. The four major translated versions of Hong Lou Meng are by Florence and Isabel McHugh (The dream of the red chamber, 1968, New York, The Universal Library Grosset and Dunlap), David Hawkes (The story of the stone: A Chinese novel by Cao Xueqin, 5 vols, Citation1973–1980, London, Penguin), Yang Hsien-yi and Gladys Yang (A dream of red mansions, 1986, Hong Kong, The Commercial Press), and Chi-Chen Wang (Dream of the red chamber, 1958, New York, Twayne Publishers)
Art · China · Chinese culture · Dream · Linguistics · Literature · Mandarin Chinese · Representation (politics · History · Law · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research · Philosophy · Psychology · Translation Studies and Practices
| Citations per year | 0.31 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |