Culture Specific Items in Chinese to English Video Game Translation
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- ISBN 9781032943572
- Weight: 520g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 13 May 2025
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Culture Specific Items in Chinese to English Video Game Translation aims to investigate the Chinese to English translation of culture-specific items (CSIs) in the localisation of a wuxia role-playing game (RPG). This monograph provides groundbreaking insight into authentic practice and analyses a case study with theories from both translation studies and sociology to address questions such as how linguists translate CSIs, why they use certain approaches, and what is revealed when both the translation behaviour and the reasons underpinning their practice are considered in context. This book will be primarily of interest to scholars in the fields of translation studies, localisation, video game translation, and Chinese to English translation. It will also be of interest to a wider range of scholars interested in China, video games, and the application of social theory.
Dariush Robertson, PhD, is a lecturer in Translation Technology at Newcastle University, UK. He previously worked in the localisation industry for a decade, and now, he leads two modules in localisation, one in Chinese to English translation, and covers the Chinese to English component of video game translation and audio-visual translation (AVT).
