Systemic Functional Translation Studies: Theoretical Insights and New Directions (Key Concepts in Systemic Functional Linguistics) - Softcover

Ma; Yuanyi; Wang; Bo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781798311 ISBN 13: 9781781798317

Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2021

Synopsis

This book offers a comprehensive account of Systemic Functional Translation Studies (SFTS) \- a research area that applies Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) to study translation, and to relate researches by scholars in the community of both SFL and translation studies. The important trends as well as contributions in SFTS will be summarised. Various topics in SFTS will be covered in the six chapters of this book, including the basic issues and concepts in SFTS; the relationship between SFTS, the cognate functional approaches, translation studies and translation practice; SFTS and different modes of meaning; registerial variation and SFTS; technologies and SFTS as well as a future outlook on SFTS. The objectives of this book include to provide a comprehensive introduction to SFTS; to relate SFTS to translation studies; to summarise the important contributions and limitations of SFTS; and to offer directions for future researches in SFTS, reflecting on what is currently missing from the SFL theory.

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About the Author

Bo Wang is Associate Research Fellow from School of International Studies, Sun Yat-sen University, China. Yuanyi Ma is Lecturer from Guangdong Polytechnic of Science and Technology

Edition details

• Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1781798311
• ISBN 13: 9781781798317
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200