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The Reconstruction of Modality in Chinese-English Government Press Conference Interpreting

A Corpus-Based Study

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Authors:
  1. Xin Li

    1. School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

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  • Presents a corpus-based interpreting study
  • Employs a multi-dimensional analysis of modality shifts
  • Examines Government Press Conference (GPC) interpreting in China in detail

Part of the book series: Corpora and Intercultural Studies (COINST, volume 1)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Xin Li
    Pages 1-10

  3. Previous Literature on Interpreting and Modality

    • Xin Li
    Pages 11-34

  4. Theoretical Framework and Methodology

    • Xin Li
    Pages 35-59

  5. Modality Shifts in the Use of English Modality Markers

    • Xin Li
    Pages 61-87

  6. Modality Shifts in the Translation of Chinese Modality Markers

    • Xin Li
    Pages 89-111

  7. The Reconstruction of Modality in Relation to Its Sociocultural Context

    • Xin Li
    Pages 113-132

  8. Conclusion

    • Xin Li
    Pages 133-140

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 141-202
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About this book

This book investigates a special genre of interpreting in the Chinese context, namely Government Press Conference (GPC) Interpreting. Drawing on the modality system from Systemic Functional Grammar and a corpus of 21 interpreting events, the project explores the regular patterns of modality shifts in Chinese-English GPC interpreting and seeks explanations in the sociocultural context. As a corpus-based project, the book covers qualitative analysis of the sociocultural context, qualitative analysis of the interpersonal effects of modality shifts, and quantitative analysis of modality shifts. This book will contribute to the understanding of the distinctive features of GPC interpreting in China, shed new light on the rendition of modality between Chinese and English in specific contexts, and also inspire new thoughts on the nature of interpreting in general.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

    Xin Li

About the author

Xin Li is an instructor of College English and a researcher in translation/interpreting studies at the School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. She has a PhD in foreign linguistics and applied linguistics with a specialization in corpus-based translation/interpreting studies. Based on her active engagement in translation/interpreting research projects, she has published articles in influential journals in China such as Computer-assisted Foreign Language Education, Foreign Language Learning Theory and Practice, and Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies. She is also the associate editor of Critical Readings of Corpus-based Translation Studies (2012, in Chinese).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Reconstruction of Modality in Chinese-English Government Press Conference Interpreting

  • Book Subtitle: A Corpus-Based Study

  • Authors: Xin Li

  • Series Title: Corpora and Intercultural Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5169-2

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-5168-5Published: 22 September 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-3847-2Published: 25 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-5169-2Published: 12 September 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2510-4802

  • Series E-ISSN: 2510-4810

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 202

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Applied Linguistics, Translation Studies

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