Title: China English in Moment in Peking from the Cultural Translation Perspective
Abstract: Nowadays,the characteristics of globalization and localization appear in English—an international language.Afterwards,China English with the orientalism emerged.China English is the English with Chinese characteristics including language,culture and ideas.China English plays a very important role in expressing Chinese unique cultures.China English in the renowned novel Moment in Peking written by Lin Yutang in English is a very good example in spreading Chinese cultures.Due to the differences between Chinese and Western cultures,the Chinese unique cultural phenomena can't be translated in native English.Lin created a good number of Chinese culture-loaded expressions in China English in this novel such as the culture of marriage and funeral,the widowhood culture,the traditional Chinese medicine culture,the antique calligraphy and painting culture,Taoist culture and food culture and so on.The usage of China English covers different aspects in the novel including ecology culture,linguistic culture,material culture and social culture.To some extent,the great success of the book is attributed to it.The novel is very popular among Western readers for its showcasing of Chinese culture,having great cultural significance.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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