Mingwu Xu
Biographic Data
| ID | 5663067 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mingwu Xu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mingwu |
| FAMILY NAME | Xu |
| SIGNATURE | XU M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9587-3530 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The English translation of the WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Chinese Medicine through a socio-translation perspective
Transmedia storytelling for constructing the international image of mixed world heritage sites
Translation, transmission and indigenization of Christianity in nineteenth-century China
The Chinese traditional educational primer San Zi Jing (三字经) was immensely appreciated by Western missionaries, who frequently leveraged it to spur Chinese-language learning or to decipher Chinese thought. Walter Henry Medhurst (1796–1857), affiliated with the London Missionary Society (LMS), translated and reconstructed biblical scriptures into the format and style of the Chinese-language San Zi Jing , henceforth referred to as the “disguised Sa…
Historian translating histories
Known as the Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government, Zizhi Tongjian represents the highest achievement in the history compilation work of Song Dynasty. It contains 294 juan and records 1362 years of Chinese history. For many Europeans, Zizhi Tongjian and its related works provided a preliminary source for them to know and study China and its history since the publication of de Maillaâ€TMs works in 1777. The translated versions of Zizhi Tongji…
Historico-cultural recontextualization in translating ancient classics
Adequate historico-cultural recontextualization promotes the reception and transmission of translations of ancient classics, highlighting the importance of translators’ recontextualization of ancient classics in target texts. Combining thick translation and paratextual theory, we first propose a theoretical model for recontextualizing ancient classics. Then, we summarize cultural recontextualization approaches and the use of paratexts as recontex…
A case study of translation norm dynamics
The norms governing translation, such as those related to the selection of source texts for translation, change over time. This article presents a theoretical model of norm dynamics by combining the relevant theories about norm evolution in the fields of translation studies, political science, and international relations. Then, focusing on norms related to the selection of texts for translation, we make a case study of translation norm dynamics b…
‘Open water room’ = ‘hot water room’
The rupture between China and the former Soviet Union in the 1960s saw English replace Russian to become the most important foreign language in mainland China, and with the implementation of opening-up in the late 1970s, English was used more and more widely, especially in foreign-related public service areas. The use of English in China was accelerated by the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2010 Shanghai Expo. However, there were various problems with…
The academic background of translation and interpreting scholars in China
Despite sporadic surveys on the status quo of translation and interpreting studies in China (mainly interpreting studies), very little research has been undertaken on a large scale to understand the academic background of Chinese scholars. Intending to fill this gap, this study presents a survey of the academic background of translation and interpreting scholars in China. The analysis is mainly based on a survey of articles published between 2011…
Globalization and Cultural Self-Awareness, by Fei Xiaotong
(2018). Globalization and Cultural Self-Awareness, by Fei Xiaotong. Critical Arts: Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 67-69.
Shuttleworth, 2017. Studying Scientific Metaphor in Translation
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Is ‘NBA’ Chinese or English
In recent years, the use of foreign loanwords in Chinese has increased significantly. It has been estimated that there are currently about 3,000 foreign words in Chinese, most of which are related to English (Zhang, 2006). Of these, more than 500 words are frequently used, together with their abbreviations and translations. In response to this situation, the Chinese government established the Inter-ministerial Joint Meeting on Chinese Language Tr…
An Anthology of Chinese Discourse on Translation, Volume 2
What is cultural translation
As one of the book series Bloomsbury advances in translation studies, What is cultural translation? is very fascinating and enlightening, and is described on Bloomsbury Publishing’s website as ‘the
Psycholinguistic and cognitive inquiries into translation and interpreting
So many tuhao and dama in China today
The last three decades have witnessed an increase in the number of middle-class people in China. Some of them spend money like water, have garish tastes and lack ‘good’ cultural traits and sophistication; they are called tuhao in Chinese (Cai, 2014). Others, in particular most of the middle-aged women, who are called dama , ‘live a happy life with plenty of free time and money’, investing in gold, bitcoins and overseas property markets and enjoyi…
Commercial considerations
This paper explores the reasons for the translation boom in the 1990s in mainland China. During this period translated literature flourished in China. Many translations were retranslations of the great classical works of world literature. The major reason for the prospering of retranslations in this period was commercial. After 1978, the year of political opening-up, the monotonous cultural life of the Chinese people was enriched and enthusiasm f…
Cultural deformations and reformulations
The article first introduces the 1998 Disney production of the animated film, Mulan, and suggests that the film is based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, especially on The Mulan Ballad. It discusses the cultural adaptations in the production of the film through various methods, such as additions, omissions, specifications, generalisations, explicitations, and so on. It focuses on the Chinese translation of the film, examining the cultural rest…
Cultural deformations and reformulations
The article first introduces the 1998 Disney production of the animated film, Mulan, and suggests that the film is based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, especially on The Mulan Ballad. It discusses the cultural adaptations in the production of the film through various methods, such as additions, omissions, specifications, generalisations, explicitations, and so on. It focuses on the Chinese translation of the film, examining the cultural rest…
Historico-cultural recontextualization in translating ancient classics
Adequate historico-cultural recontextualization promotes the reception and transmission of translations of ancient classics, highlighting the importance of translators’ recontextualization of ancient classics in target texts. Combining thick translation and paratextual theory, we first propose a theoretical model for recontextualizing ancient classics. Then, we summarize cultural recontextualization approaches and the use of paratexts as recontex…
What is cultural translation
As one of the book series Bloomsbury advances in translation studies, What is cultural translation? is very fascinating and enlightening, and is described on Bloomsbury Publishing’s website as ‘the
Cultural deformations and reformulations
The article first introduces the 1998 Disney production of the animated film, Mulan, and suggests that the film is based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, especially on The Mulan Ballad. It discusses the cultural adaptations in the production of the film through various methods, such as additions, omissions, specifications, generalisations, explicitations, and so on. It focuses on the Chinese translation of the film, examining the cultural rest…
Commercial considerations
This paper explores the reasons for the translation boom in the 1990s in mainland China. During this period translated literature flourished in China. Many translations were retranslations of the great classical works of world literature. The major reason for the prospering of retranslations in this period was commercial. After 1978, the year of political opening-up, the monotonous cultural life of the Chinese people was enriched and enthusiasm f…
Psycholinguistic and cognitive inquiries into translation and interpreting
So many tuhao and dama in China today
The last three decades have witnessed an increase in the number of middle-class people in China. Some of them spend money like water, have garish tastes and lack ‘good’ cultural traits and sophistication; they are called tuhao in Chinese (Cai, 2014). Others, in particular most of the middle-aged women, who are called dama , ‘live a happy life with plenty of free time and money’, investing in gold, bitcoins and overseas property markets and enjoyi…
Shuttleworth, 2017. Studying Scientific Metaphor in Translation
Preview this article: Shuttleworth, 2017. Studying Scientific Metaphor in Translation: An Inquiry into Cross-lingual Translation Practices, Page 1 of 1 /docserver/preview/fulltext/term.00008.wan-1.gif
Is ‘NBA’ Chinese or English
In recent years, the use of foreign loanwords in Chinese has increased significantly. It has been estimated that there are currently about 3,000 foreign words in Chinese, most of which are related to English (Zhang, 2006). Of these, more than 500 words are frequently used, together with their abbreviations and translations. In response to this situation, the Chinese government established the Inter-ministerial Joint Meeting on Chinese Language Tr…
An Anthology of Chinese Discourse on Translation, Volume 2
What is cultural translation
As one of the book series Bloomsbury advances in translation studies, What is cultural translation? is very fascinating and enlightening, and is described on Bloomsbury Publishing’s website as ‘the
Globalization and Cultural Self-Awareness, by Fei Xiaotong
(2018). Globalization and Cultural Self-Awareness, by Fei Xiaotong. Critical Arts: Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 67-69.
‘Open water room’ = ‘hot water room’
The rupture between China and the former Soviet Union in the 1960s saw English replace Russian to become the most important foreign language in mainland China, and with the implementation of opening-up in the late 1970s, English was used more and more widely, especially in foreign-related public service areas. The use of English in China was accelerated by the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2010 Shanghai Expo. However, there were various problems with…
The academic background of translation and interpreting scholars in China
Despite sporadic surveys on the status quo of translation and interpreting studies in China (mainly interpreting studies), very little research has been undertaken on a large scale to understand the academic background of Chinese scholars. Intending to fill this gap, this study presents a survey of the academic background of translation and interpreting scholars in China. The analysis is mainly based on a survey of articles published between 2011…
A case study of translation norm dynamics
The norms governing translation, such as those related to the selection of source texts for translation, change over time. This article presents a theoretical model of norm dynamics by combining the relevant theories about norm evolution in the fields of translation studies, political science, and international relations. Then, focusing on norms related to the selection of texts for translation, we make a case study of translation norm dynamics b…
Historico-cultural recontextualization in translating ancient classics
Adequate historico-cultural recontextualization promotes the reception and transmission of translations of ancient classics, highlighting the importance of translators’ recontextualization of ancient classics in target texts. Combining thick translation and paratextual theory, we first propose a theoretical model for recontextualizing ancient classics. Then, we summarize cultural recontextualization approaches and the use of paratexts as recontex…
Historian translating histories
Known as the Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government, Zizhi Tongjian represents the highest achievement in the history compilation work of Song Dynasty. It contains 294 juan and records 1362 years of Chinese history. For many Europeans, Zizhi Tongjian and its related works provided a preliminary source for them to know and study China and its history since the publication of de Maillaâ€TMs works in 1777. The translated versions of Zizhi Tongji…
Translation, transmission and indigenization of Christianity in nineteenth-century China
The Chinese traditional educational primer San Zi Jing (三字经) was immensely appreciated by Western missionaries, who frequently leveraged it to spur Chinese-language learning or to decipher Chinese thought. Walter Henry Medhurst (1796–1857), affiliated with the London Missionary Society (LMS), translated and reconstructed biblical scriptures into the format and style of the Chinese-language San Zi Jing , henceforth referred to as the “disguised Sa…
The English translation of the WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Chinese Medicine through a socio-translation perspective
Transmedia storytelling for constructing the international image of mixed world heritage sites
Sociology (10 works) · Translation Studies and Practices (10 works) · Art (8 works) · China (8 works) · Linguistics (8 works) · Philosophy (8 works) · History (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Literature (6 works) · Political science (6 works)