Tradition and Innovation in Translation for Scholarly Communication

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2025.03.004

Abstract

Abstract:

As China’s knowledge production expands, the demand for the globalization of local knowledge intensifies, promoting deeper and more diverse engagement. Cross-cultural scholarly communication creates opportunities for local knowledge to enter the global system, yielding remarkable results. Translation plays a vital role in facilitating scholarly communication by mediating differences between local and global discourse systems. This process addresses incongruencies in knowledge traditions, cultural contexts, and discourse styles, challenging translators to make careful choices that weigh potential losses against gains towards effective communication. Consequently, they often find themselves in a dilemma between preserving local traditions and embracing innovation.

Key words: globalization of local knowledge, cross-cultural scholarly communication, academic translation, tradition and innovation

CLC Number:

H315.9

CHEN Ningyang. Tradition and Innovation in Translation for Scholarly Communication[J]. Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies, 2025, 25(3): 36-49.

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标题形式	常见英译	标题示例
(与)……商榷	(Also) a discussion with...; Including a discussion with... To discuss with...;	行为无价值论的疑问——兼与周光权教授商榷 Problems in the Theory of Anti-Value Acts—Including a discussion with Professor Zhou Guangquan
从……说开去	Beginning with the case in...; Starting with...; From...; Analysis of...;...and other stories/cases	汉语方言“隔壁”之“隔”的读音——从苏州方言的异读说开去 The pronunciation of Ge (隔) in the word Gebi (隔壁) in modern Chinese dialects—Beginning with the case in Suzhou Wu Dialect
以……为中心	An examination centered on...; Taking...as an example	梁启超的变局观念与史家自觉——以《李鸿章》为中心的考察 Liang Qichao’s idea of changes and historian’s self-consciousness: An examination centered on Li Hongzhang
浅谈/议……	Discussion of/on...; Some thoughts on...; A brief introduction/study on...; On...	浅谈津络学说 Discussion of the theory of body fluid collaterals
也/兼谈/ 论……	Also on...; With special reference to...; With a study on...	论“秫”与“黍”——兼谈秦汉简牍中的“秫米” On the relationship between“Shu”(秫) and“Shu”(黍): With special reference to“Shumi”(秫米) in the bamboo and wooden slips as well as the silk manuscripts of the Qin and Han Dynasties
现状及/与启示	(Current) status/situation/status quo and enlightenment/inspirations...	中国卫生发展援助研究现状与启示 Current situation and enlightenment of research on China’s health development assistance