THE STUDY OF TRANSLATION TECHNIQUES OF IMAGERY IN THE LYRICS OF CHINESE IN CHINESE SERIES “THE UNTAMED”
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The objective of this research is to study the use of imagery in the lyrics of Chinese songs featured in the TV series "The Untamed" and the methods of translating these imageries in the lyrics. The research utilized the framework of Burkhardt's (2011) method of translating imagery as a guide for data analysis. The results showed that the most commonly used type of imagery in the lyrics of Chinese songs in the TV series was metaphorical imagery (39.1%), followed by simile and personification (14.6%), synecdoche (13.4%), symbol (7.3%), anthropomorphism (6.1%), metonymy (3.7%), and the least commonly used type of imagery was metalepsis (1.2%). No instances of hyperbole or irony were found.
In terms of the results of the analysis of translation methods for idiomatic expressions, it was found that the most used translation method for idiomatic expressions in the lyrics of Chinese songs appearing in the TV series "The Untamed" is the direct translation method, which is calculated at 60.98%. The second most used method is the meaning-based translation method, which is calculated at 14.63%. The next in line is the borrowing of idiomatic expressions (10.98%). The method of using comparative expressions is calculated at 6.10%. The method of playing with idiomatic expressions (4.88%). The least encountered method is the translation method of dissecting idiomatic expressions, which is calculated at 2.44%.
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