ABSTRACT

The present study aims to study cultural vacancy in cross-cultural communication and explore its translating strategies. Related studies show that cultural vacancy between Chinese and English has attracted more and more attention from scholars. Some words which entertain deep cultural connotation have no suitable and accurate words in another language and they are hard to be understood by people of another nation. This phenomenon may attribute to the differences between two nations in philosophical thoughts, values, customs, habits, and social backgrounds. Related studies also reveal that if two nations share more cultural connotation in common, there will be less cultural vacancy, and vice versa. In order to solve this problem, some translating strategies are proposed in this paper including literary translation, free translation, amplification, omission, and change of the perspective. 

Key words: cultral vacancy; translating strategy; cross-cultural communication

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABSTRACT

摘要

Chapter One INTRODUCTION-1

Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW-2

2.1 Studies of Cultural Vacancy at Home and Abroad -2

2.2 Definition and Characteristics of Cultural vacancy -3

Chapter Three CLASSIFICATIONS AND VARIETIES -6

3.1 Classification of Cultural Vacancy.6

  3.1.1 Complete vacancy6

  3.2.2 Partial vacancy.7

3.2 Varieties of Cultural Vacancy.8

  3.2.1 Religions8

  3.2.2 History.9

  3.2.3 Literary works and legends.9 

Chapter Four REASONS FOR CULTURAL VACANCY-11

4.1 Philosophical Thoughts and Values -11

4.2 Customs and Habits12

Chapter Five TRANSLATING STRATEGIES-.14

5.1 Amplification and Omission-14

5.2 Literal Translation and Free Translation-15

5.3 Changing the Perspective.16

Chapter Six CONCLUSION-17

REFERENCES-18