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

A Corpus-Based Study

By:

Xin Li

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Corpora and Intercultural Studies

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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.

Author Biography:

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).

Release date Australia

December 25th, 2018

Author

Xin Li

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Edition

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018

Illustrations

3 Illustrations, color; 1 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 202 p. 4 illus., 3 illus. in color.

Pages

202

Series

Corpora and Intercultural Studies

ISBN-13

9789811338472

Product ID

31424757

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