Cultural factors in the English translation of (the terminology of) Chinese calligraphy

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ID12184208
AuthorsYing Lei (0000-0002-7209-0629, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China), Lei Ying (0000-0001-7955-9445, Jinan University, corresponding author), Zhao You-bin (Jinan University), Youbin Zhao (Jinan University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China)
Year2022
Volume30
Issue4
Pages613-626
Publication date2022-05-16
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePerspectives (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0907-676X • E-ISSN: 1747-6623
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0907676x.2022.2074302
OpenAlexW4280591023
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited19

This paper investigates the cultural factors affecting the English translation of (the terminology of) Chinese calligraphy from a historical, societal and ethical perspective. The paper begins with a brief introduction to Chinese calligraphy, discusses the problems arising from the translation of its terminology, and the need to consider cultural factors when it is translated into English. These factors, which can be historical, social and ethical, are associated with calligraphic scripts, writing skills, writing tools and calligraphic works: if the translation does not consider these factors, the English version might cause misunderstandings or fail to communicate the connotations of the originals. Finally, the article makes some suggestions to improve the translation of Chinese calligraphy and particularly of its terminology

Art · Calligraphy · Linguistics · Perspective (graphical · Scripting language · Terminology · Translation studies · Visual arts · Computer Science · History · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy · Subtitles and Audiovisual Media · Translation Studies and Practices · Artificial Intelligence

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