The Effect of Internet Memes on the Translation of Culture-loaded Words in the Captions of American Dramas

Abstract

Globalization and the rapid development of network technology have enabled film and television works to contribute significantly to cultural exchange between nations. In contemporary China, American dramas have become a vital form of under-standing Western culture and are generally welcomed by the general audience. Subtitles play a crucial role in American drama dissemination. Culture-loaded words contain cultural information and color and combine conceptual and associative meanings. In recent years, domestic scholars have paid more attention to caption translation. However, there are few studies on the influence of internet memes on the translation of culture-loaded words in subtitles. Therefore, this paper investigates the influence of internet memes on caption translation. Taking the captions of a large number of American dramas as an example, this paper discusses the impact of internet memes on the translation of loaded words. It takes into account the characteristics of movie subtitle translation to find an appropriate translation method for culturally loaded words.