On the English Translation of Classic Cantonese Cuisine—A Multimodal Approach
Abstract
As the world becomes more globalised and cultures grow ever more intertwined, a great number of Chinese dishes are known and enjoyed by guests from all over the world. It offers a crucial channel for them to know Chinese catering culture. Cantonese cuisine as one of the eight famous traditional Chinese cuisines is renowned for its distinctive characteristics both in China and abroad. However, the study of the translation of Cantonese cuisine is far from enough, especially the classic ones.Based on a synthetic framework of multimodal discourse analysis, this study explores the collaboration of different modalities in the English translation of classic Cantonese cuisines and its effectiveness.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v6i14.4871
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