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YANG Tian, NI Jincheng
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DOI:10.17265/1539-8080/2021.05.005
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
As a relatively mature translation theory at present, the functional equivalence theory plays an important guiding role in the practice of literary translation. Therefore, this thesis compares and analyzes two translation versions of The True Story of Ah Q under the guidance of functional equivalence theory in terms of words, syntax, and discourse. This paper makes a detailed analysis of the two versions, one of which was translated by William Lyell and the other by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang. Then, the specific differences between English and Chinese languages are studied to provide guidance for translators to consider how to effectively and appropriately conduct similar translations in the future.
comparative analysis, English versions, The True Story of Ah Q, functional equivalence theory
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