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28 April 2015, Volume 15 Issue 04 Previous Issue    Next Issue

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Transportation, Exchange and Communication ZHOU Liuxi 2015, 15 (04):  1-14.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2015.04.001 Abstract ( 392 )   PDF (2525KB) ( 114 )   References | Related Articles | Metrics

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APPRAISAL Framework: Its History, Status quo and Future Development HUAN Changpeng, WU Canzhong 2015, 15 (04):  15-22.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2015.04.002 Abstract ( 338 )   PDF (1544KB) ( 97 )   Semantic rather than lexico-grammatical resources as it is attributed to, APPRAISAL serves to negotiate, engage and graduate resources pertaining to affect, judgement and appreciation. This paper focuses on the theoretical and empirical background of APPRAISAL, along with discussion of the impact of such background upon the system per se; it then contrastively analyses different models of APPRAISAL in its course of revision and development; lastly it presents issues regarding drawbacks of APPRAISAL, together with its recently emerging research topics. References | Related Articles | Metrics

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A Comparative Analysis of the Conclusions of Editorials on the Same News Event: From the Perspective of Engagement Systems ZHAO Min 2015, 15 (04):  23-28.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2015.04.003 Abstract ( 314 )   PDF (684KB) ( 76 )   Generally speaking, conclusions as the key elements of editorials are where the opinions are given. Thus, how the opinions are voiced in the conclusions constitutes great importance. This paper proposes that the Engagement Systems as the sub- systems of Appraisal can be employed to analyze the conclusions of editorials so as to reveal that different ways of presenting opinions exert substantial influence on realizing editorials’ goals. The present paper selects 10 English editorials from New York Times and Los Angeles Times respectively and conducts an analysis of their Engagement resources, on the basis of which, a discussion is made on how the Engagement systems exercise influence on realizing editorials’ goals. References | Related Articles | Metrics

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Evidentiality and Interpersonal Meaning on Interdisciplinary Doctoral Dissertation Abstracts YU Bifang 2015, 15 (04):  29-36.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2015.04.004 Abstract ( 370 )   PDF (970KB) ( 77 )   Based on evidentiality, this paper aims to conduct statistics and analysis towards 400 abstracts involving four disciplines named linguistics, computer science, medicine and economics by means of SPSS and EXCEL from the perspective of sensory evidential, reporting evidential, belief evidential and inferring evidential. The result shows that four disciplines make use of sensory evidential, reporting evidential, belief evidential and inferring evidential, with the low frequency of belief evidential. In terms of interpersonal meaning, evidentiality can be used for evaluating reliability of information, can be regarded as metadiscourse so as to guide readers to understand the texts, express attitudes towards propositions or readers. References | Related Articles | Metrics

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A Brown Corpus-based Study on Similes as Attitude Resources ZHAO Chunyu 2015, 15 (04):  37-42.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2015.04.005 Abstract ( 379 )   PDF (779KB) ( 74 )   References | Related Articles | Metrics

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The Dynamic Change of Word Psycholinguistic Features of Chinese Learners of English YI Baoshu, NI Chuanbin 2015, 15 (04):  43-48.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2015.04.006 Abstract ( 285 )   PDF (639KB) ( 72 )   Based on a written English corpus of 25 Chinese learners of English over 135 days, the study aims to investigate whether or not word psycholinguistic features and their correlations change with the course of time and language proficiency by treating time and language proficiency as an independent variable and word psycholinguistic features as dependent variables in a combination of longitudinal and cross-sectional methods. The results show: (1) word psycholinguistic features change with the course of time and the development of language proficiency in that the values of concreteness, imagery, meaningfulness and familiarity become smaller than before respectively; (2)correlations between word psycholinguistics features such as concreteness, imagery, meaningfulness and familiarity turn stronger with the elapse of time and the growth of language proficiency. Therefore, it is assumed that word psycholinguistic features and their network might indicate the development of vocabulary competence of second language learners. References | Related Articles | Metrics

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Attitudes toward Corpus Use in Foreign Language Writing: A Survey of Chinese Tertiary Level Students ZHANG Ying, LEI Lei 2015, 15 (04):  49-53.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2015.04.007 Abstract ( 226 )   PDF (604KB) ( 82 )   This study reports a survey of Chinese tertiary-level students’ attitudes toward corpus use in EFL writing after a foreign language writing course. The results showed that the Chinese learners were positive toward corpus use in foreign language writing and they would like to use corpus for foreign language writing in the future. The learners held that the corpus concordancing techniques were easy to learn and they were of help to vocabulary learning. However, the learners found that it would be difficult for them to analyze the data if the returned concordance lines were large in number. This study is the first research at home that investigates the learners’ attitudes toward corpus use in foreign language writing. The findings are significant in that it provides practical guidelines for the teaching and learning of foreign language writing. References | Related Articles | Metrics

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An Empirical Study on Second Language Learners’ Willingness to Communicate in Flipped Classroom Model Teaching ZHONG Xiaoli 2015, 15 (04):  54-58.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2015.04.008 Abstract ( 282 )   PDF (1134KB) ( 129 )   References | Related Articles | Metrics

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Machine Translation and the Poetics of Noise LEE Tong King 2015, 15 (04):  59-65.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2015.04.009 Abstract ( 508 )   PDF (1351KB) ( 145 )   This paper explores the notion of the death of the Translator, inspired by Barthes’ formulation of the death of the Author. It argues that the death of the Translator is caused by a loss of human agency in translation and is therefore most clearly exemplified in machine translation. Based on an avant-garde bilingual poetry project by a Taiwanese poet, the paper demonstrates that machine translation can churn out unexpected new meanings through unpredictable routes of semantic and syntactic divergences from the source text. The poet’s use of transparency as physical medium and of machine translation as mediator raises the following questions: does translation actually allow us to “read through” a source text? If so, to what extent is such translation “transparent”? How should we even come to terms with the concept of “transparency” with respect to the meaning of a literary text in translation? The paper argues that in the bilingual project in question, machine translation plays the crucial function of bringing the reader’s attention back to the target language by way of delaying/blocking comprehension, hence rendering the corporeality of the target language “transparent”. References | Related Articles | Metrics

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Translation of Hongloumeng: Purpose and Strategy of Translation CHEN Kefang 2015, 15 (04):  66-70.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2015.04.010 Abstract ( 555 )   PDF (927KB) ( 102 )   Due to the “information gap” in time/space and language between the original readers and overseas readers, the translator needs to interpret Hongloumeng in a modern manner and to travel through time/space and language, so that overseas readers can be able to learn about and understand China via reading such classic books, so that the Chinese literature and culture can really “go out”. Strictly following the doctrine of being faithful to “classics” will only result in unwelcome and even unreadable translations. Only when the Chinese story is told in a manner that are comfortable and acceptable to the Westerners, with a clear translation purpose, with specific translation strategies like manipulating, rewriting, resisting and mediating, can this classic novel be presented to its readers as not a “giant monster”. Enthusiasm alone is not enough when Chinese literature and culture is going out. Strategies should be highlighted. References | Related Articles | Metrics

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Can Explicitation Hypothesis be Applied Universally? A Corpus-based Study of Conjunctive Translation in Prospectuses PAN Hanting 2015, 15 (04):  71-76.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2015.04.011 Abstract ( 439 )   PDF (874KB) ( 113 )   This paper critically reviews the Explicitation Hypothesis by Blum-Kulka (1986). The paper firstly reviews the definitions of the Explicitation Hypothesis and translation universals and points out some problems of the Hypothesis. Then it follows the methodology of falsification and conducts an empirical analysis of the shifts of conjunctive cohesion in the translation of prospectuses. The result shows that the Hypothesis can be challenged for that explicitation may be the result of the influences of related language systems, textual elements, and the translator’s subjectivity. As a result, explicitation cannot be classified into translation universals without conditions. References | Related Articles | Metrics