Traversing history through translating colloquial names of old streets and places in Singapore

• Main Author: Yong, Chui Yi
• Other Authors: -
• Format: Thesis-Master by Coursework
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Humanities::Language
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/148560
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This project seeks to analyse the etymology of colloquial names of streets and places in colonial Singapore which were coined in Chinese dialects and apply appropriate strategies to deliver a translation output that is adequate and acceptable for the target audience - the younger generations of Sing...