Exploring the Causes of "Mother Tongue Shame" When Watching Mandarin Dubbing of Non-Native Language Films and TV Programs

Abstract

Cross-cultural communication has become easier and easier with the deepening of informationization, and film and TV dramas have been integrated into people's daily life as a medium and carrier of cross-cultural communication. However, people often feel "shame" and discomfort when watching the dubbing of non-native language dramas in their native language, that is, "mother tongue shame". This phenomenon is especially evident among the post-1990s and post-1990s generations. In this paper, the author used questionnaires and interviews to collect data from Mandarin university students and analyzed the causes of this phenomenon from the perspectives of psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics. Inductive reasoning was used to analyze the data. Research shows that the reasons why people feel uncomfortable with Mandarin dubbing include both objective and subjective aspects. The objective aspects include the quality of Mandarin dubbing, the mismatch between Mandarin and the cultural environment portrayed in non-native film and television productions, and the differences in idiomatic expressions between Mandarin and other languages. The subjective aspect is mainly the audience's emotional reaction to the native language and the cognitive process of the non-native language.