2003, Vol.4, No.2

The Journal of Translation Studies 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 1.49

pISSN : 1229-795X
https://journal.kci.go.kr/kats

Translation Strategies on Culture-bound VocabularyLee Keun Heui(Jeonju University)A language is an expression of a culture and the culture is inseparably related to its language. So the culture shows the unique characteristics of the users of the language. It means that the translation of culture is somewhat difficult especially when the culture of source language is remarkably different from that of target language. When it comes to the various translating strategies of culture-bound vocabulary, there doesn't seem to be the best strategy. There are only more appropriate strategies in a given situation. In addition, the appropriate ones also depend on the purpose of the translation and the choice of the translator.This paper aims at suggesting many kinds of strategies for the translation of culture. Before approaching the strategies, this paper, along with the definition of culture-bound vocabulary, analyzes and categorizes some examples from published translations. This study shows that the translated texts can be different from original ones through the techniques of addition, substitution, or deletion. The result comes from the effort of the translators, who try to seek cultural, functional, and technically dynamic equivalence as well as naturalness to target language. Therefore, translators can have their own various translation strategies, and their choice of strategies depends on the purpose of the translation.

A Study on Translating Color Terms ―Focused on 'Green' and 'Blue' Ranges Chin Silo (Taeshin Christian University) Color is essential to human life and every language has color terms. The color spectrum is physically continuous, and different languages can carve it up in arbitrary ways. In other words, the boundaries between the color ranges differ from language to language. This study focuses on the gap of color ranges between Korean color names and corresponding English color names. Traditionally Korean language consists of two levels- Korean native words and Chinese loan words. Korean color terms also have five native color names and more Chinese loan color names. Generally Korean and English have the same number of basic color-designating words. Each color name seems to have a corresponding word. However the Korean native words 'pureuda', 'parata' and Chinese loan word 'cheongsaek' cover not only 'blue' but also 'green' in English. Particularly, the color range of 'cheongsaek' is confusing because the traditional color concept of 'cheongsaek' is different from its contemporary color concept. The purpose of this study is to describe the current usage of these color terms and search for good translations of color terms between English and Korean.

A Corpus-based Approach to Translation StudiesCheong Ho-jeong(Keimyung University)This paper explores corpus-based approach to translation studies (CTS). As Tymoczko notes, CTS has a promise of providing translation studies as the "most contentious discipline" with a common ground anchored in empirical findings. The basic motivation is to fuel research efforts employing corpus-related methodology by introducing CTS in general and relevant research efforts made thus far. Specifically, respective definitions and evolution of corpus linguistics and CTS will be presented in the first part. The typology of corpora used in TS and the respective significance of different corpora will be discussed in the second part. Thirdly, the foci of current CTS will be summarized in terms of lexical and syntactic orientations, and multi-lingual equivalent term extractions. In so doing, the concept of "Translation Universals (TUs)" will be briefly addressed. A proposal will be made to raise "more diverse modes of interrogation" in CTS so that both translations as the end product of translating and the process itself can be put into perspective at the same time. Finally, a conclusion will be drawn by noting the significance of applying CTS to actual translation classrooms in general, and to LB translation classrooms in particular.