Linguistic Explorations in Translation Studies

Guowen Huang is Chair Professor of the Changjiang Programme selected by the Ministry of Education of P.R. China. He has been a professor of Functional Linguistics since 1996 at Sun Yat-sen University, P.R. China. He is now Dean of the College of Foreign Studies and Director of Centre for Ecolinguistics at South China Agricultural University, in Guangzhou, China. The Translators Bo Wang and Yuanyi Ma obtained their doctoral degrees from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. They are co-authors of Lao She Teahouse and Its Two English Translations (Routledge, 2020), Systemic Functional Translation Studies (Equinox, 2021), Translating Tagore Stray Birds into Chinese (Equinox, 2021), Systemic Functional Insights on Language and Linguistics (Springer, with Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen and Isaac N. Mwinlaaru, 2022) and Introducing M.A.K. Halliday (Routledge, 2022). They are co-editors of Key Themes and New Directions in Systemic Functional Translation Studies (Routledge, 2022) and Theorizing and Applying Systemic Functional Linguistics (Routledge, in press). They are translators of WANG Li Modern Chinese Grammar (Routledge, 2023). Bo Wang is currently Research Assistant Professor at Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau. Yuanyi Ma is an independent researcher in China. Guowen Huang is Chair Professor of the Changjiang Programme selected by the Ministry of Education of P.R. China. He has been a professor of Functional Linguistics since 1996 at Sun Yat-sen University, P.R. China. He is now Dean of the College of Foreign Studies and Director of Centre for Ecolinguistics at South China Agricultural University, in Guangzhou, China. The Translators Bo Wang and Yuanyi Ma obtained their doctoral degrees from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. They are co-authors of Lao She Teahouse and Its Two English Translations (Routledge, 2020), Systemic Functional Translation Studies (Equinox, 2021), Translating Tagore Stray Birds into Chinese (Equinox, 2021), Systemic Functional Insights on Language and Linguistics (Springer, with Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen and Isaac N. Mwinlaaru, 2022) and Introducing M.A.K. Halliday (Routledge, 2022). They are co-editors of Key Themes and New Directions in Systemic Functional Translation Studies (Routledge, 2022) and Theorizing and Applying Systemic Functional Linguistics (Routledge, in press). They are translators of WANG Li Modern Chinese Grammar (Routledge, 2023). Bo Wang is currently Research Assistant Professor at Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau. Yuanyi Ma is an independent researcher in China. Guowen Huang is Chair Professor of the Changjiang Programme selected by the Ministry of Education of P.R. China. He has been a professor of Functional Linguistics since 1996 at Sun Yat-sen University, P.R. China. He is now Dean of the College of Foreign Studies and Director of Centre for Ecolinguistics at South China Agricultural University, in Guangzhou, China. The Translators Bo Wang and Yuanyi Ma obtained their doctoral degrees from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. They are co-authors of Lao She Teahouse and Its Two English Translations (Routledge, 2020), Systemic Functional Translation Studies (Equinox, 2021), Translating Tagore Stray Birds into Chinese (Equinox, 2021), Systemic Functional Insights on Language and Linguistics (Springer, with Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen and Isaac N. Mwinlaaru, 2022) and Introducing M.A.K. Halliday (Routledge, 2022). They are co-editors of Key Themes and New Directions in Systemic Functional Translation Studies (Routledge, 2022) and Theorizing and Applying Systemic Functional Linguistics (Routledge, in press). They are translators of WANG Li Modern Chinese Grammar (Routledge, 2023). Bo Wang is currently Research Assistant Professor at Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau. Yuanyi Ma is an independent researcher in China.

Translators’
Preface










1.
Preamble: Towards a linguistic analysis of English translations of
ancient Chinese poems and lyrics




2.
Experiential analysis



3.
Logical analysis




4.
Interpersonal analysis




5.
Textual analysis




6.
Verbal process and text structure



7.
A comparative study of Chinese and English discourse




8.
Formal equivalence in translation




9.
Translating dynamic and static meaning



10.
Proper nouns and their English translations




11.
Quoting-reporting in English translations




12.
Translating person into English



13.
Choice of tense in English translations



14.
Epilogue: A functional linguistic approach to translation studies









Appendix
1: The English translations of ancient Chinese poems and lyrics
discussed in this book




Appendix
2: An interview with Guowen Huang