Abstract
Idioms are a kind of culturally loaded language used by a group of people for idiomatic expression of ideas. They have the distinctive feature of having a fixed meaning not deducible from those of the individual words, and reflect the culture of that society at a particular time. On the other hand, proverbs are the phrases or sentences that give advice or reflect some truth. By analyzing the 81 Cantonese idioms and proverbs found in a comic called ”The Great Canton and Hong Kong Proverbs” drawn by a graphic designer and part-time cartoonist Ah To, this paper compares the English translations of two levels: the surface literal level, and the underlying metaphorical level in order to shed light on their pedagogical and research implications.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Presented - 29 Jun 2017 |
| Event | LT Seminar on Translation Research, Practice and Pedagogy 2017 - City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Duration: 29 Jun 2017 → … http://lt.cityu.edu.hk/Research/2017/TRPP/ https://lt.cityu.edu.hk/Research/2017/TRPP/TRPP-2017(Schedule,29.Jun.2017).pdf |
Conference
| Conference | LT Seminar on Translation Research, Practice and Pedagogy 2017 |
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| Place | Hong Kong, China |
| Period | 29/06/17 → … |
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Bibliographical note
Information for this record is supplemented by the author(s) concerned.Research Keywords
- translation pedagogy
- culture-specific item
- Cantonese idioms
- cultural change
- translation strategies
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