On Translation of Names of Tibetan People

• 作者: YAN Xiao-ying
• 来源期刊: 文学与艺术研究:英文版
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: TRANSLATION of TIBETAN NAMES conventionism LATIN TRANSLITERATION
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（3）
• 页码范围: 230-235
• 页数: 6页
• 分类号: H31

摘要

A translator spends large amount of time in searching,selecting or translating a Tibetan’s name occasionally.There are two difficulties in translation of Tibetan names from Chinese into English.One difficulty is that it’s hard to know which one is the most appropriate when there are many alternative names a translator chooses from.As for the difficulty,the one which is accepted or familiar by target audiences is the best choice.The other difficulty is that no English counterpart of a Tibetan name is found in the target language.It’s recommended that a translator use Latin transliteration.