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Translation Studies in China

The State of the Art

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Editors:
  1. Ziman Han

    1. School of English Studies, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China

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  2. Defeng Li

    1. Center for Translation Studies, SOAS, University of London, London, UK
      Center for Studies of Translation, Interpreting and Cognition, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau SAR

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  • Reflects the state of the art of translation studies in China
  • Provides insights into the most important thoughts on translation in the Chinese translation studies community
  • Offers a closer look at the translation policy and language industry in China

Part of the book series: New Frontiers in Translation Studies (NFTS)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Translation Studies as a Young Established Discipline in China

    • Ziman Han, Defeng Li
    Pages 1-7

  3. Chinese Discourse on Translation: Views and Issues

    • Zaixi Tan
    Pages 9-32

  4. The Literary Obsession in Translation Studies in China: A Bibliometric Study Based on Chinese Translators Journal and Babel

    • Ziman Han
    Pages 33-54

  5. Modernization Through Translation: A Study of Science Translation in China (1890s–1900s)

    • Limin Chi
    Pages 55-75

  6. Translation Policy Studies in China: Review and Reflections

    • Yujue Wang
    Pages 77-86

  7. Interpreting Training in China: Practice and Research

    • Jing Chen, Rongrui Yu, Xiao Zhao
    Pages 87-109

  8. The Development of Translation and Interpreting Curriculum in China’s Mainland: A Historical Overview

    • Youlan Tao
    Pages 111-133

  9. Interpreting Studies by Chinese Scholars (1949–2017)

    • Wen Ren, Juan Huang
    Pages 135-162

  10. A Bibliometrical Analysis of Corpus-Based Interpreting Studies in China—Based on a Database of Articles Published in the CSSCI Journals (2007–2017)

    • Fang Tang, Wei Zhang
    Pages 163-182

  11. Using Human-Intervened MT in the Translation of Literary and History Books

    • Bin Xu, Hongmei Guo
    Pages 183-202

  12. On the Construction of E-Learning Platform for Translation Instruction Featured with Knowledge Systems

    • Ju Miao, Xichen Sun
    Pages 203-214

  13. A Bibliometrical Analysis of Journal Articles on Military Translation Studies in China: 1982–2017

    • Shanshan Xu
    Pages 215-227

  14. Interpreting in POW Camps in the Korean War: The Case of Zhang Zeshi

    • Xin Chen
    Pages 229-241

  15. The Journey of Ulysses to China’s Mainland

    • Huijun Sun
    Pages 243-260

  16. Audiovisual Translation Studies in China: A Long Journey to Academic Acknowledgement

    • Weiqing Xiao, Wenqing Peng
    Pages 261-279

  17. A Study on the Translating Principles of Traditional Chinese Philosophical Classics

    • Shangxing Guo
    Pages 281-289
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About this book

This book features the latest research on translation by a dozen leading scholars of translation studies in China. The themes discussed are diverse, and include: translation policy, literary translation, medical translation, corpus translation studies, teaching translation, translation technologies, media translation, interpreting studies and so on. The contributors are all respected experts on their respective topics. The book reflects the state-of-the-art of translation studies in China, and offers a unique window on the latest thoughts on translation there.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of English Studies, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China

    Ziman Han

  • Center for Translation Studies, SOAS, University of London, London, UK

    Defeng Li

  • Center for Studies of Translation, Interpreting and Cognition, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau SAR

    Defeng Li

About the editors

Ziman Han, a Professor of Translation Studies at Shanghai International Studies University, has a keen interest in modern translation theories and literary translation studies, and in the last few years he has focused on translation and war. He has published extensively in various translation studies journals. He is also a practicing translator, and has published Chinese translations of English novels, biographies and scholarly books.


Defeng Li, a Professor of Translation Studies and Director of the Centre for Studies of Translation, Interpreting and Cognition (CSTIC) at the University of Macau. Prior to his current appointment, he served as Chair of the Centre for Translation Studies and Reader in Translation Studies at SOAS, University of London; Director of the MA in Translation and Associate Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong; Dean and Chair Professor at Shandong University; and (visiting) Chair Professor at Shanghai Jiaotong University. He is currently President of World Interpreter and Translator Training Association (WITTA). He has researched and published extensively in the field of cognitive translation studies, corpus-assisted translation studies, curriculum development in translator training, research methods in translation studies, professional translation (e.g. business, journalistic, legal translation), as well as second language education.



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Translation Studies in China

  • Book Subtitle: The State of the Art

  • Editors: Ziman Han, Defeng Li

  • Series Title: New Frontiers in Translation Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7592-7

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

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

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-7591-0Published: 05 July 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-7594-1Published: 14 August 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-7592-7Published: 26 June 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2197-8689

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-8697

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 289

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Translation, Translation Studies, Cultural Studies

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