Translation of Terminology of Traditional Chinese Medicine into Russian: Cultural Communication and Translation Features
https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2023-12-10-123-140
Abstract
The article discusses the peculiarities of the terminology of traditional Chinese medicine and the problems that arise during its translation into Russian. The author shows that the most common model for creating terms in this field is represented by two-word and four-word phrases. It is noted that their translation cannot be limited to traditional methods. It is asserted that the conceptual meaning of terms in traditional Chinese medicine has historical, philosophical, and humanistic foundations. It is emphasized that the translation of terms in traditional Chinese medicine should include issues of cultural communication. Examples of successful and unsuccessful translations of terms into Russian demonstrate that the rich cultural subtext contained in them determines the difficulty of their perception. The reasons for incorrect translations of terms in traditional Chinese medicine are indicated, among which their non-equivalence, historical-cultural context, differences in content when there are differences in expression, etc. It is concluded that an important issue in translating terms in traditional Chinese medicine is the need to formulate unified rules for translating texts in this field into a foreign language.
Keywords
terminology of traditional Chinese medicine,
cultural communication,
translation strategy,
cognitive terminology
Supporting agencies: The research was funded by the State Fund for the Humanities, project “Comparative research on the adaptation and cultural identity of anglicisms-terms in Russian and Chinese languages” in 2020 (20BYY220)
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Chen X. Translation of Terminology of Traditional Chinese Medicine into Russian: Cultural Communication and Translation Features. Nauchnyi dialog. 2023;12(10):123-140. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2023-12-10-123-140
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