A Study on Chinese-English Translation of Shiwan Ceramic Sculpture Culture for International Dissemination

Yafei Pang

doi:10.63313/IJSSEH.9023

Authors

Yafei Pang Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, China Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63313/IJSSEH.9023

Keywords:

Shiwan Ceramic Sculpture culture, Lingnan culture, Systemic Functional Linguistics(SFL), Chinese-English (C-E) translation for international dissemination, machine translation

Abstract

Shiwan Ceramic Sculpture, a highly distinctive artistic form in Guangdong, China, embodies the unique charm of Lingnan culture through its profound cultural heritage. This study centers on commentaries of Shiwan Ceramic Sculpture in the Guangdong Shiwan Ceramic Museum, exploring Chinese-English (C-E) translation strategies for Shiwan Ceramic Sculpture under the theoretical framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), with additional discussions on machine translation. This study adopts a qualitative approach as its primary research method, supplemented by an appropriate amount of quantitative research involving data statistics. The results indicate that SFL can effectively guide C-E translation of Shiwan Ceramic Sculpture culture for international dissemination and significantly improve translation quality. This study contributes to telling the cultural story of Shiwan ceramic sculpture in an appealing way, facilitates the international exchange and dissemination of Lingnan culture, and also provides a valuable reference for the English translation of local cultures in other countries.

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