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The Application of Supplementary Translation in English-Chinese Translation of Null-Subject Referential Features

Nuoting Xie, Xiaoou Fan
Vol. 2, No. 10, pp. 40-50, 2022 DOI: 10.54691/fhss.v2i10.2376 October 23, 2022
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Abstract.Due to the null subjects in Chinese, in the process of Chinese-English interpreting, apart from following the syntactic linearity, interpreters should appropriately adopt amplification since English is a subject-significant language. Based on data from learner-generated corpus, this paper examines how and why the amplification should be appropriately adopted when translating the complex null-subject Chinese sentences among interpretation major undergraduate students. Common ways of amplification when translating the complex null-subject Chinese sentences are summarised, and relevant pedagogical insights are drawn.
Keywords. Null Subjects; Amplification; Syntactic Linearity; Learner-Generated Corpus.
APA Citation Nuoting Xie, Xiaoou Fan (2022). The Application of Supplementary Translation in English-Chinese Translation of Null-Subject Referential Features. Frontiers in Humanities and Social Sciences, 2(10), 40-50. https://doi.org/10.54691/fhss.v2i10.2376

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