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Norms and Motivation: A Descriptive Study of the English Translations of the Confucian Classic The Great Learning

Authors
Yifan Zhang1, Yong Liang2, *
1Department of Foreign Languages, Sichuan University of Media and Communications, Chengdu, 611745, China
2School of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, China
*Corresponding author. Email: lukeliangnew@gmail.com
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Yong Liang
Available Online 1 March 2023.
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Keywords
The Great Learning; descriptive study; translation; norm; motivation
Abstract

With the theory of descriptive translation studies and translation norms, this paper makes a descriptive comparative study of the English version of The Great Learning by James Legge (1815–1897) and Gu Hongming (1857–1928) from three aspects: translation motivation, translator strategies and translation evaluation. From the dimensions of east and west cultures and constraints of different norms, this paper analyzes the major differences between the translators and translated texts, and discusses the descriptive translation research model of the English translation of Chinese classics.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Education, Language and Art (ICELA 2022)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
1 March 2023
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10.2991/978-2-38476-004-6_68
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2352-5398
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