Strategies of translating Culture-Specific Items (CSIs) in Mo Yan’s Red Sorghum
This study focused on the translation of culture-specific items (CSIs) in Mo Yan’s novel Red Sorghum and the applicability of Functionalist Theory in analysing the data. This aim was divided into three specific objectives: identifying the strategies of translating CSIs, exploring their occurrence ra...
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| description | This study focused on the translation of culture-specific items (CSIs) in Mo Yan’s novel Red Sorghum and the applicability of Functionalist Theory in analysing the data. This aim was divided into three specific objectives: identifying the strategies of translating CSIs, exploring their occurrence rates, and examining whether or not functionalist theory is applicable to the analysis of data. Drawing upon Aixelá’s translation strategies and Nida’s classification, this study examined translation strategies within the framework of functionalist theory. The results showed that the most commonly used techniques are absolute universalisation and linguistic translation. Second, different translation procedures are required for different classifications of CSIs. Thirdly, the study found that in order to maintain artistic and aesthetic value, an aesthetic rule shall be considered in literary translation. |
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| spelling | upm-1209062025-10-15T03:54:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/120906/ Strategies of translating Culture-Specific Items (CSIs) in Mo Yan’s Red Sorghum Zuo, Yunchao Syed Abdullah, Syed Nurulakla Toh, Florence Haw Ching This study focused on the translation of culture-specific items (CSIs) in Mo Yan’s novel Red Sorghum and the applicability of Functionalist Theory in analysing the data. This aim was divided into three specific objectives: identifying the strategies of translating CSIs, exploring their occurrence rates, and examining whether or not functionalist theory is applicable to the analysis of data. Drawing upon Aixelá’s translation strategies and Nida’s classification, this study examined translation strategies within the framework of functionalist theory. The results showed that the most commonly used techniques are absolute universalisation and linguistic translation. Second, different translation procedures are required for different classifications of CSIs. Thirdly, the study found that in order to maintain artistic and aesthetic value, an aesthetic rule shall be considered in literary translation. International Islamic University Malaysia 2025 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/120906/1/120906.pdf Zuo, Yunchao and Syed Abdullah, Syed Nurulakla and Toh, Florence Haw Ching (2025) Strategies of translating Culture-Specific Items (CSIs) in Mo Yan’s Red Sorghum. Asiatic, 19 (1). pp. 95-114. ISSN 1985-3106 https://journals.iium.edu.my/asiatic/index.php/ajell/article/view/3644 10.31436/asiatic.v19i1.3644 |
| spellingShingle | Zuo, Yunchao Syed Abdullah, Syed Nurulakla Toh, Florence Haw Ching Strategies of translating Culture-Specific Items (CSIs) in Mo Yan’s Red Sorghum |
| title | Strategies of translating Culture-Specific Items (CSIs) in Mo Yan’s Red Sorghum |
| title_full | Strategies of translating Culture-Specific Items (CSIs) in Mo Yan’s Red Sorghum |
| title_fullStr | Strategies of translating Culture-Specific Items (CSIs) in Mo Yan’s Red Sorghum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strategies of translating Culture-Specific Items (CSIs) in Mo Yan’s Red Sorghum |
| title_short | Strategies of translating Culture-Specific Items (CSIs) in Mo Yan’s Red Sorghum |
| title_sort | strategies of translating culture-specific items (csis) in mo yan’s red sorghum |
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