{"title":"Evaluation of Machine Translation in English-Chinese Automatic Subtitling of TED Talks","authors":"Guangyuan Yao","doi":"10.56968/mlll.v1i01.68","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56968/mlll.v1i01.68","url":null,"abstract":"With technology becoming an essential competitive factor for subtitle translation services, the quality of machine subtitle translation in the current era deserves further examination. This paper examines the Chinese translation of 20 Ted Talks subtitled by an automatic subtitling software under the frame of the FAR model. This paper examines if machine subtitle translation has semantic, contextual, grammatical or spelling errors, idiomatic errors, syncopation and inappropriate synchronization, as well as wrong reading speed and paragraph length. It also emphasizes the need to broaden new perspectives on the quality of machine subtitle translation.","PeriodicalId":394493,"journal":{"name":"Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132647130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Bibliometric Analysis of Hermeneutics Studies (2012-2021)","authors":"Jing Niu","doi":"10.56968/mlll.v1i01.66","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56968/mlll.v1i01.66","url":null,"abstract":"Hermeneutics (interpretation and understanding) has built a close connection with other subjects that need interpretative methods. With the development of society, the link between hermeneutics and other subjects becomes more profound, and at the same time, all of them further developed. It is essential to review the research on hermeneutics and explore its research trend. In this paper, two instruments, CiteSpace and VOSviewer, are applied to the bibliometric analysis. The Web of Science core collection database provides a fundamental resource for collecting data. Three thousand and one hundred and one articles are extracted and analyzed. Those data spanning ten years since 2012 can provide a clear and complete picture of research on hermeneutics. Through analysis, it can be found that 1) different regions or institutions’ studies on hermeneutics present an imbalance, 2) this field combines more with medical aspects and also has promoted the development of other subjects, and 3) an initial downward trend is shown, 4) the exploration of translation filed or relevant research in terms of hermeneutics more emerge after 2017. The paper hopes that a clear and complete picture of hermeneutic study is presented to provide new perspectives for scholars and promote further development on subjects with the current trend.","PeriodicalId":394493,"journal":{"name":"Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127499719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Tentative Study on Translation Tactics of Culture-loaded Words Based on Domestication and Foreignization: A Case Analysis of The Last Emperor Film","authors":"Chaofeng Ji, Yifan Chen","doi":"10.56968/mlll.v1i01.79","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56968/mlll.v1i01.79","url":null,"abstract":"Against the backdrop of globalization, the world has become interdependent, and cross-cultural communication between countries is more often than before. As a modern mass communication medium, the film plays an overriding role in cross-cultural communication between different cultures. However, the ever-ballooning domestic demand in China for international films sheds light on the importance of subtitle translation. Yet, cultural differences make it hard to translate many culture-loaded words with unique national hallmarks in the original films. Revolving around the 1987 film The Last Emperor, this paper selects several typical representative culture-loaded words from the film subtitles. This paper examines factors that may sway the selection of translation tactics for culture-loaded words through the lens of domestication and foreignization. In addition, it delves into the translation methods for translating such words. In doing so, it is hoped that the cultural connotations behind the language could be faithfully conveyed and that the cultural exchanges between countries and nations can be better promoted.","PeriodicalId":394493,"journal":{"name":"Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics","volume":"99 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127173859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interconnectedness Between Culture and Nature: Ecopoetics in Niyi Osundare's The Eye of the Earth","authors":"Michael Sunday Oyeleke","doi":"10.56968/mlll.v1i01.75","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56968/mlll.v1i01.75","url":null,"abstract":"In the spate of global warming that is causing toxic climate changes as a result of the industrial revolution and urbanization that have influenced man’s culture (lifestyle), many scholars and ecologists have invigorated the need to preserve nature via scientific books, journals/articles, movies, novels, etc. However owing to the widely believed complexities in poetry, many do not still realize that poets all over the world (and Nigeria to be specific) have also responded to ecological issues by using poetry to create ecological consciousness. It is on this basis that this paper explores the poetic opus of Niyi Osundare, The Eye of the Earth, as it regurgitates the ecopoetic principle of interconnectedness between man and nature. The study aims to add to the existing knowledge of literary discourses in general. The study adopts a qualitative methodology by collecting data from books, journals, articles in libraries, and cyberspace. The study finds that the collection largely amplifies the degradational state of the earth, precisely in the Southwestern region of Nigeria. It also discovers that the collection shows the interconnectedness between humanity as a microcosm and nature as a macrocosm.","PeriodicalId":394493,"journal":{"name":"Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics","volume":"130 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114700291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Power of Teaching Discourse: A Case Study of the Students at West Virginia State University","authors":"Gui-Sook Song, Huei-Chu Cheng","doi":"10.56968/mlll.v1i01.62","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56968/mlll.v1i01.62","url":null,"abstract":"Language, which reflects a civilization, is unique for human beings. Teaching discourse also plays an important role in the classroom. This paper intends to answer this research question through analysis of a questionnaire survey and three video clips: How does English function in university classes? With the assistance of Professor Barbara Ladner for her questionnaire distribution at West Virginia State University, the questionnaire was designed to survey the students at West Virginia State University. The result shows that English used in a class does the same function as a kind of teaching discourse. Teachers are suggested to employ proper strategies in vocabulary and expression to make the class effective and efficient. Additionally, three teaching video clips were explored for the investigation of teaching discourse, which shows that a well-structured teaching discourse can help a teacher conduct a successful class.","PeriodicalId":394493,"journal":{"name":"Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128993534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}