Translating Tagore's Stray birds into Chinese : applying systemic functional linguistics to Chinese poetry translation /

Translating Tagore's Stray birds into Chinese : applying systemic functional linguistics to Chinese poetry translation /

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"Translating Tagore's 'Stray Birds' into Chinese explores the choices in poetry translation in light of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) and illustrates the ways in which readers can achieve a deeper understanding of translated works in English and Chinese. Focusing on Rabin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ma, Yuanyi (Author), Wang, Bo (Professor of translation studies) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2020.
Series:Routledge studies in Chinese translation.
Subjects:
Tagore, Rabindranath, > 1861-1941. > Stray birds.
Tagore, Rabindranath, > 1861-1941 > Translations into Chinese > History and criticism.
Tagore, Rabindranath, > 1861-1941.
Poetry > Translating.
Translating and interpreting > China.
Systemic grammar.
Functionalism (Linguistics)
Translating and interpreting.
China.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Delineating the specificity of poetry translation
  • Demystifying translation as recreation of meaning through choice
  • Translation on the expression plane of language: graphological and phonological choices
  • Translation on the content plane of language: lexicogrammatical choices
  • Contextual considerations in translation: analyzing field, tenor, and mode
  • Conclusion: exploring poetry translation with Systemic Functional Linguistics.