The Linguistics of Name Translation: Preferred Personal and Business Names in English, Korean, and Chinese

This research examines personal and business names and their translations among typologically contrastive languages: English, Korean, and Chinese. A linguistic framework is proposed that predicts and tests whether and how ideal translations will be based on sound or meaning, as defined by the phone...

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Main Author: Jong-mi Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2020-04-01
Series:Names
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Online Access:http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/2216