RECONSTRUCTION OF POETIC FUNCTIONAL CONTEXT – TAKING THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF LI QINGZHAO'S “SLOW SLOW SONG” AS AN EXAMPLE

Authors

  • Xinxin Yang School of Foreign Studies, Yangtze University, Hubei Province, 434023, P. R. China
  • Feng Wang School of Foreign Studies, Yangtze University, Hubei Province, 434023, P. R. China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejals.v5i1.352

Keywords:

reconstruction of functional context, “Slow Slow Song”, English translation strategies

Abstract

Based on Halliday’s systemic functional context theory, this paper makes a contrastive analysis of the transitivity process, register variants, and text genre of the two English translations of Li Qingzhao’s “Slow Slow Song” from the three dimensions of cultural context, situational context, and co-text to explore the characteristics of the language expressions of the two translations. It is found that there are differences in the process of transitivity, register variants, and discourse genre between the two translations and the original text. Based on the language use characteristics of the two translations, this paper further discusses the English translation strategies of Song Ci from the three levels of discourse cohesion, meaning interpretation, and genre selection to provide a reference for the translation practice of Song Ci.

Author Biographies

  • Xinxin Yang, School of Foreign Studies, Yangtze University, Hubei Province, 434023, P. R. China

    Yang Xinxin is a postgraduate of QX201 in the School of Foreign Studies, Yangtze University, P. R. China.

  • Feng Wang, School of Foreign Studies, Yangtze University, Hubei Province, 434023, P. R. China

    Wang Feng (corresponding author) is a Full Professor in the School of Foreign Studies, Yangtze University, P. R. China. His research interests include translation studies, intercultural communication, language education, and onomastics.

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2022-08-10

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2022)

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