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The Subtitle Translation of War Movies from the Perspective of Function Plus Loyalty

Xinlei Zhang, Shaohua Wei
Vol. 2, No. 5, pp. 42-51, 2022 DOI: 10.54691/fhss.v2i5.708 May 17, 2022
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Abstract.Nord's functionalist methodology is based on two cornerstones: function plus loyalty. Function refers to the factors that make a target text works in the intended way in the target situation. Loyalty refers to the interpersonal relationship between the initiator, the target-text addressees, the source-text sender and the translator. War movies are one of the common movie types, but translating their subtitles is more complicated than translating other kinds of movie subtitles. This paper analyzes the characteristics of the war movies, and discusses the different translation methods of the war movie subtitles under the guidance of the principle of function plus loyalty, in order to improve the quality of the Chinese subtitle translation of the war movies and the audience's acceptance.
Keywords. Function Plus Loyalty; Subtitle Translation; War Movies.
APA Citation Xinlei Zhang, Shaohua Wei (2022). The Subtitle Translation of War Movies from the Perspective of Function Plus Loyalty. Frontiers in Humanities and Social Sciences, 2(5), 42-51. https://doi.org/10.54691/fhss.v2i5.708

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