Translation of non-equivalent vocabulary in Chinese political speech into Russian

The article is devoted to the analysis of ways to translate the speech of the Chinese political leader into Russian. The author focuses on the transfer of Chinese-language lexemes with deep cultural meaning by means of the Russian language in the translation of speeches of the political leader of China. As a result of the research, the methods of translating neologisms, specific concepts, national realities, proper names in the speeches of the Chinese political leader into Russian were described. With the increase in contacts between China and Russia in the political sphere, the need for Chinese-Russian translations, including speeches by political leaders, has increased. They embody the features of national political discourse, serve as an example of the linguistic implementation of basic political principles and state ideology. All equivalent vocabulary in the political speech of the Chinese leader can be translated into Russian, while the choice of the translation method determines the degree of translation equivalence. The study of the Russian translation of non-equivalent vocabulary in Chinese political speech was carried out in stages using comparative analysis, semantic component analysis, with the help of which lexemes containing cultural information were selected, and analysis of translation correspondences. The equivalence of the translation and the original text was also assessed using specific examples, and preferred ways of translating non-equivalent vocabulary were identified. The scientific novelty of the study described the ways of translating neologisms, specific concepts, national realities (including paroemias), proper names in speeches of the Chinese political leader into Russian. It was found that when transmitting proper names (in the form of transcription), specific concepts, the images of which can be understood by the recipient, the use of direct translation is widespread, which allows to achieve equivalence of content. When transmitting neologisms and nationally specific realities, idioms, proverbs, sayings, as well as specific concepts based on which images do not correspond to the Russian language picture of the world, descriptive translation is used, which allows achieving primarily functional equivalence. All the non-equivalent vocabulary in the Chinese leader's political speech can be translated into Russian, while the choice of the translation method determines the degree of translation equivalence.

political speech, translation, non-equivalent vocabulary, equivalence, Chinese language, Russian language, translation methods, language tools, political translation, translation theory