Reappraising Self and Others A Corpus-Based Study of Chinese Political Discourse in English Translation

This book is a valuable resource for those involved in translation studies and discourse analysis. Drawing on a corpus-based approach and a combined framework of Appraisal and Ideological Square, this book investigates the variations in stance towards China and other countries in the English transla...

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Main Authors: Li, Tao, Hu, Kaibao (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2021, 2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021
Series:Corpora and Intercultural Studies
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book is a valuable resource for those involved in translation studies and discourse analysis. Drawing on a corpus-based approach and a combined framework of Appraisal and Ideological Square, this book investigates the variations in stance towards China and other countries in the English translation of contemporary Chinese political discourse. It presents research findings based on comparisons and statistical analyses of the English translation patterns of appraisal epithets, the most prototypical appraisal resources for evaluation, in Chinese political discourse at both lexico-grammatical and discourse semantic levels
Physical Description:XXI, 194 p. 16 illus., 12 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9789811594885