A Qualitative Study on Children’s Picture Books’ Translation Based on Multi-modal Compensation and Cognitive Adaptation

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10.2991/978-2-38476-440-2_117How to use a DOI?

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Multi-modal Translation; Children’s Picture Books; Qualitative Research; Cultural Accessibility; Compensation Strategies

Abstract

Six classic Chinese-to-Chinese translated picture books are studied in this study including The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Where the Wild Things Are, etc., which are systematically analyzed to examine the multi-modal interaction mechanisms in the translation of children’s picture books. The results show that high-quality translations are always in line with the “cognitive priority” compensation principle. The translators involved employ non-linguistic adjustments-such as image modifications and layout restructuring—to systematically compensate for cultural gaps when linguistic modalities are constrained. The study constructs a typology of compensation strategies, including vertical compensation, horizontal compensation), systemic compensation, and proposes a qualitative cultural accessibility evaluation model based on a triple-evidence chain. A conceptual foundation and diagnostic instruments for translation practice are provided through a detailed analysis of representative cases, which is the study to determine the relationship between multi-modal compensation methods and the cognitive development of children. In translation studies, this research goes beyond the conventional language-centric paradigm, which gives new theoretical viewpoints for comprehending the cross-cultural distribution of multi-modal texts.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xiaohui Li
AU  - Zhanyu Liu
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/07/10
TI  - A Qualitative Study on Children’s Picture Books’ Translation Based on Multi-modal Compensation and Cognitive Adaptation
BT  - Proceedings of the 2025 11th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research（ICHSSR 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1020
EP  - 1025
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-440-2_117
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-440-2_117
ID  - Li2025
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