A Study on the Subtitle Translation of Culture-loaded Words in One Battle After Another from the Perspective of Functional Equivalence Theory
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Keywords
Functional Equivalence Theory, culture-loaded words, subtitle translation
Abstract
This thesis analyzes the Chinese subtitle translation of culture-loaded words in the film One Battle After Another by applying the theory of Functional Equivalence proposed by Eugene Nida through a case study of material, and it is hoped that this research will contribute to the development of functional equivalence theory. In social, religious and lingusitic domains, the study finds that there are domain specific strategies to select from. The results reveal that the material words strike a balance between technicality and authenticity through explicitation and calque; the social words depend upon transposition and explicitation to achieve functional adaptation; religious terms use calque to maintain the symbolical irony; linguistic words value the emotional effects, using transposition. This paper confirms the validity of Functional Equivalence Theory in AVT and offers guidance on how to translate some media texts that have complicated socio-political background connotations.
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