Intertextual Discourse Research on IP Film Language from the Perspective of Chinese Teaching

Chinese Title

中文教学视域下IP电影的互文语篇研究

Authors

Xiao Jiang, Soochow UniversityFollow

Author Name in Chinese

姜晓

Author Affiliation

School of Chinese Language and Literature, Soochow University

Author Affiliation in Chinese

苏州大学文学院

English Abstract

Based on the theory of intertextual discourse, this paper makes a comparative analysis of the IP source texts, Chinese subtitles and English subtitles of IP films from the perspective of Chinese teaching. The research found that Chinese subtitles of IP films which compared with the source texts reconstructed the descending language of the characters, implanted popular contemporary language and culture, strengthened the language escalation of dramatic conflicts, and increased the sense of humor and entertainment of characters' language, so as to be suitable for Chinese teaching and cultural communication. The English subtitles of IP films deleted the cultural elements of Chinese immortals and demons, not supplementing a similar western cultural background; translated the theme sentences unconcise and unpowerful, not highlighting the shock of the theme; changed negative sentences of Chinese subtitles to affirmative sentences, weakening the original semantic intensity; avoided to translate Chinese culture-loaded words and sentences, resulting in abrupt intertextual connection. It caused obstacles to foreign students' understanding and affected overseas dissemination of Chinese language and culture. The finding shows that the English translation of Chinese subtitles of IP films should have such linguistic features as theme publicity, ideological guidance, semantic intensification and public interest for Chinese teaching and cultural promotion.

Chinese Abstract

本文从中文教学视角出发，对IP电影的源文本、中文字幕和英文字幕进行了互文语篇对比分析。研究发现，相对于源文本语言，IP电影中文字幕重构了人物形象降格语言，植入了当代流行语言文化，升级了剧情发展的语言冲突，增添了人物语言的幽默感与娱乐性，适宜语言教学与文化传播。而IP电影英文字幕若未补充西方文化背景，不能有力彰显中文核心主题句义，弱化了原中文语句的语义强度，避译了文化负载词句，就极易造成外国学生的理解障碍，影响中国语言文化的有效传播。IP电影中文字幕的英译需具备主题宣传性、思想引导性、语义激化性与大众趣味性等语言特征，才能易于中文教学与文化推广。

Manuscript Language

Chinese

Recommended Citation

Jiang, Xiao (2022) "Intertextual Discourse Research on IP Film Language from the Perspective of Chinese Teaching," Chinese Language Teaching Methodology and Technology: Vol. 5: Iss. 2, Article 6.
Available at: https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/cltmt/vol5/iss2/6