Publisher:ISCCAC
Study on Translation Strategies for Historical Academic Texts A Case Study of Translation of A Cultural History of Objects in the Medieval Age
Volume 21, Issue 12 (Part 2), 2025
Authors
Wei Zhou, Yulu Lei
Corresponding Author
Wei Zhou
Publishing Date
December 31, 2025
Keywords
Objects, Cultural translation, Translation strategy, Historical academic text.
Abstract
This study employs Bassnett’s cultural translation theory to analyze the translation of A Cultural History of Objects in the Medieval Age. By examining examples at the lexical, syntactic, and discourse levels, it identifies key strategies: cultural compensation and transplantation for culturally-specific terms; word-order adjustment to meet target-language norms; and lexical articulation for logical coherence. It is hoped that this study will provide a reference for translating Chinese cultural history.
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© 2025, the Authors. Published by ISCCAC
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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license
