1 Introduction

Discussed the particularity of reduplication in Chinese and its application in the Book of Songs, pointing out the role of reduplication in modifying and interpreting images. Zhou Yanyun divided the reduplicated words in the Book of Songs into three categories, and this article further refines them into four categories. Domestic research mainly focuses on the translation strategies, language features, and rhetorical arts of reduplication, as well as semantic features and functions. Foreign research explores the grammatical rules of overlapping phenomena from a linguistic perspective, with relatively few studies involving translation. The research on the English translation of reduplicated words in the Book of Songs has problems of insufficient quantitative analysis, lack of causal analysis, and lack of social context. This article is based on the Chinese English parallel corpus of the Book of Songs, using hermeneutics theory to analyze the English translation methods of reduplication in the translations of the Book of Songs by Legge, Pound, and Xu Yuanchong, and explore the factors that affect translation. The aim is to provide new ideas for reduplication translation and promote the translation and dissemination of Chinese poetry classics.

Overview of Hermeneutics Theory

Western hermeneutics is a discipline about understanding and interpretation, which has become the fundamental methodology of humanities research. Heidegger and Gadamer promoted the shift of hermeneutics from the discipline of Chinese literature to philosophy, proposing theories such as "pre structure of understanding," "historicity of understanding," and "fusion of perspectives. Heidegger emphasized the importance of historical and cultural context in understanding the way things exist and the essence of humanity. Gadamer believed that understanding is a historical activity, and both the interpreter and the interpreter carry historical imprints. It is necessary to narrow the differences in perspectives in order to achieve fusion of perspectives. Translation studies focus on text comprehension and expression, and translators bring their personal background into translation. The idea of hermeneutics helps translators to deeply understand texts and actively create rather than copy them. The English translation of the Book of Songs reflects the translation characteristics of different eras, countries, and translators. The following text will start from the theory of hermeneutics, compare the reduplication translation in three English translations of the Book of Songs, explore the influencing factors, and provide reference for the translation of Chinese culture.

Comparison of English translations of reduplicated words in the Book of Songs under the guidance of hermeneutics theory and analysis of influencing factors

Introduced the self built parallel corpus of the Book of Songs in Chinese and English, aiming to explore language differences between English and Chinese and broaden cultural horizons. The Chinese language corpus is selected from Cheng Junying's "Annotations and Analysis of the Book of Songs", while the English language corpus comes from the translations of Jacob, Pound, and Xu Yuanchong, which represent the classic English translations of the Book of Songs from different periods. Corpus construction includes steps such as corpus collection, cleaning, segmentation and annotation, and text alignment. Through comparative analysis, it was found that the phenomenon of Chinese English overlap is common in both languages, but there are differences in quantity, status, word formation form, and function. Chinese reduplication is based on morphemes, while English is composed of morphemes. Chinese reduplication has aesthetic appeal in both visual and auditory senses, while English does not. In the English translation of reduplicated words in the Book of Songs, translators used methods such as literal translation, free translation, omission translation, and transliteration. Among them, Legge mainly used literal translation, Pound used omission translation more often, and Xu Yuanchong used word classes flexibly to make the imagery more vivid. The translation methods of the three translators are influenced by their historical background, social environment, and personal experiences, reflecting the historical, pre-existing, and visual fusion of understanding in hermeneutic theory. For example, Jacob's translation was influenced by the cultural output of 19th century Britain and personal missionary purposes, Pound's translation reflected the characteristics of American social contradictions and imagist poetry in the mid-20th century, and Xu Yuanchong's translation reflected China's new attitude and mission towards traditional culture after the reform and opening up in the late 20th century.

4 Conclusion

The importance of translating and introducing Chinese cultural classics was emphasized, and based on Zhou Yanyun's classification of reduplicated words in the Book of Songs, different translators such as Legge, Pound, and Xu Yuanchong analyzed their English translation strategies for reduplicated words in the Book of Songs. Research has found that different translators adopt different translation methods when dealing with various types of reduplication, such as literal translation, free translation, and omission. Guided by the theory of hermeneutics, this study explores various factors that affect the translation of reduplicated words, including historical background, social culture, and personal factors of the translator. Finally, it is emphasized that translation is not only an academic activity, but also an important way of cross-cultural communication. It is necessary to combine local culture, showcase the original beauty of Chinese culture, and promote the international dissemination of Chinese culture.