A Study of Translation Strategies and Errors in Translating Cultural Words and Phrases from Thai to Chinese in “Rang Zong” Movie Subtitles การศึกษากลวิธีการแปลและข้อผิดพลาดในการแปลคำและวลีทางวัฒนธรรมจากภาษาไทยเป็นภาษาจีนที่ปรากฏในบทบรรยายใต้ภาพในภาพยนตร์เรื่อง “ร่างทรง”

Abstract

This research aimed to study the translation strategies and errors in translating cultural words and phrases from Thai to Chinese in “Rang Zong” movie subtitles by collecting all cultural words and phrases subtitled throughout the movie and divided into three issues. The findings revealed as follows. First, the cultural words in the movie subtitles were related to five categories: 1) ecology and the environment, 2) object, 3) society, 4) religion, and 5) language. Second, the translation strategies were classified into seven strategies: 1) using borrowed words, 2) using broader meaning words than the original, 3) using terminology, 4) substituting with words in destination culture, 5) explaining, 6) omitting, and 7) using literal translation. Third, the errors found in the translation were classified into three categories: 1) mistranslation, 2) over-translation, and 3) inappropriate word choices. The study can be concluded that the translators need to study the information when translating the cultural words and phrases as well as to prepare cultural knowledge and understanding of the original and destination languages to avoid misinterpretation.