The Strategy of English to Chinese Translation of Advertisements from the Perspective of Nida's Functional Equivalence Theory

Journal: Region - Educational Research and Reviews DOI: 10.32629/rerr.v4i1.666

Lili Cai

Nanjing Normal University Taizhou College

Abstract

With the rapid development of economic globalization, advertising has become one of the most significant ways in transnational marketing. The quality of advertisement translation will directly affect the sale of products. On the basis of a review of advertisements, this thesis intends to explore the methods of English to Chinese advertisement translation under the guidance of Nida's functional equivalence theory.

Keywords

advertisement translation; functional equivalence theory; translation methods

References

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