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Bei Jin • TEDxTrumanStateU

Is Translation Easy?

Translation is much more than simply deciphering a set of linguistic codes into another set. Scholar Bei Jin talks about how cultural elements influence the process of translating, especially between Chinese and English.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxTrumanStateU, an independent event.

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Translation is much more than simply deciphering a set of linguistic codes into another set. Scholar Bei Jin talks about how cultural elements influence the process of translating, especially between Chinese and English.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxTrumanStateU, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.

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