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Translation strategies of internet neologism in Chinese social media Red Note


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Sun, Zibo and Husain, Salina and Ng, Boonsim (2026) Translation strategies of internet neologism in Chinese social media Red Note. World Journal of English Language, 16 (5). pp. 538-550. ISSN 1925-0703; eISSN: 1925-0711

Abstract

Neologism refers to lexical items that introduce new forms or meanings not previously included in an existing vocabulary system (Xiong, 2006). These expressions often reflect current events and social changes and enter everyday communication. The appearance of neologism enriches modern Chinese vocabulary. Many scholars have examined the translation study of neologism. And translating them has become an important topic in telling Chinese stories well. However, translators often face challenges because neologism have distinct characteristics, unique cultural connotations and profound meaning. These features make accurate translation into English difficult and often lead to inappropriate or even incorrect translations (Qiu, 2014). This research focuses on the internet neologisms in the social media Red Note. And analyze translation strategies of them in machine translation and find out typical translation problems. Then refer to corpus COCA to compare different translations and analyze translation strategies of them. Therefore, this research has guiding significance to neologism translation practice and summarize more accurate translation.


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Item Type: Article
Subject: Language and Linguistics
Subject: Education
Subject: Linguistics and Language
Divisions: Faculty of Modern Language and Communication
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.5430/wjel.v16n5p538
Publisher: Sciedu Press
Keywords: corpus; neologism; translation strategies
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG 4: Quality Education, SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Depositing User: Ms. Siti Radziah Mohamed@mahmod
Date Deposited: 30 Jul 2026 00:45
Last Modified: 30 Jul 2026 00:45
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/127494
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