BRIDGING CULTURES: A SEMIOTIC STUDY OF SHANGHAI PROVERBTRANSLATION
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https://doi.org/10.63456/jllcs-2-1-95Keywords:
Shanghai proverbs, semiotics, cultural signsAbstract
Shanghai proverbs, as vibrant expressions of local culture, encapsulate historical depth, social values, and moral wisdom. Their translation extends beyond linguistic conversion, requiring the dynamic reconstruction of cultural signs to preserve meaning, function, and emotional resonance in the target language. Through exploring proverbs from function identification, semantic triad analysis, and context adaptation, translators can clarify the process and identify influencing factors in the translation of Shanghai proverbs. This process aligns with full, partial and non-correspondence cases to demonstrate how linguistic signs, cultural meanings, and pragmatic functions are transformed during translation. It emphasizes the importance of preserving the proverb’s communicative intent, cultural significance, and stylistic features.
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