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台灣出版社再版中國小說未在地化翻譯 引發網友眾怒
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台灣出版社再版中國小說未在地化翻譯 引發網友眾怒

尖端出版社再版中國小說保留中國用語,引發讀者質疑「文化統戰」與失去在地出版意義。

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台灣尖端出版社再版中國作家顧漫作品,未將「公交車」、「鼠標」等中國用語在地化翻譯,並稱是遵照作者要求。此舉在社群平台引發眾怒,遭質疑是文化統戰及失去購買繁體中文版的意義。

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外國小說引進台灣時通常會進行在地化翻譯以符合當地讀者習慣。尖端出版社近日再版中國作家作品保留中國用語引發爭議。

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台灣出版社再版中國小說,沒有將通俗用語在地化翻譯,引發眾怒。

外國小說進台灣通常會配合「在地化」翻譯,以符合台灣讀者的普遍生活認知,然而昨(2日)尖端出版社1則公告在社群平台炎上,不只是公告內容疑似為AI生成,還有直接把中國用語沒有配合在地化翻譯,聲稱是「作者對版本有一項明確要求:內文維持原作文字,不因不同『地區』的慣用語而改寫」,引發眾怒「直接說國家用詞差異很難嗎?」、「這樣直接買簡體版就好了啊」。

尖端出版社在臉書粉專表示,「這次新裝版有些台灣讀者可能很快會發現:咦?是『公交車』,不是『公車』?沒錯,這不是漏改。這次重新出版顧漫老師的作品,作者對版本有一項明確要求:內文維持原作文字,不因不同地區的慣用語而改寫。因此,包含『公交車』、『屏幕』、『鼠標』、『打印』等原作使用的詞彙,本次版本都會保留。我們知道這與部分台灣讀者習慣的用語不同,因此編輯部另外整理用語對照表收錄於書中,協助閱讀」。

網友在各平台討論「雖然知道是作者立場,但這樣算是很明顯的文化統戰了⋯⋯」、「就是作者在吃豆腐而已,想賺台灣人的錢,但不想用台灣人的語言,而且毫不掩飾其企圖,尖端也撇清得很乾脆」、「地區不同是什麼意思,台灣跟中國是不同國家」、「直接出版簡體版就好,包含行文方式(閱讀習慣),編輯們也能輕鬆點,尊重作者嘛」、「哈利波特英國版、美國版都有差異。台灣出版物還要用中國用詞,那直接去看簡體字就好了也不需要你台灣出版社了」、「文化人就是這樣一步步配合他國消滅自己國家的文化(文字習慣)」、「改繁體幹嘛,出台灣版本有什麼意義?要看的買中國簡體不就好了」。

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  • 出版社未來是否會調整翻譯政策?
  • 其他出版社對中國用語翻譯的標準為何?

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