Thinking-for-translating of manner beyond the motion domain
An analysis of directionality and proficiency in Chinese–English and English–Chinese translation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21584034 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Shen (0000-0002-7191-3064, University of East Anglia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 296-329 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Target International Journal of Translation Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0924-1884 • E-ISSN: 1569-9986 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/target.25007.she |
| OpenAlex | W4415994566 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 38 |
Typological influences on translating manner-of-motion have been extensively examined, but few studies have analyzed whether the ‘thinking-for-translating’ hypothesis extends to other semantic domains and how factors like directionality and proficiency interact with typology. Using Stosic’s (2020) framework for multi-domain manner analysis, this study, which draws on the Parallel Corpus of Chinese EFL Learners, analyzes a bidirectional corpus of 8008 target texts translating twenty-four manner verbs and adjuncts between Chinese (equipollently-framed) and English (satellite-framed) by learners with varying English proficiency. The results reveal that: (1) Directionality affects manner transfer, with higher manner verb transfer in Chinese-to-English translation and higher manner adjunct transfer in English-to-Chinese translation; (2) English proficiency influences manner transfer, though with small effect sizes; (3) the effects of proficiency on manner transfer differ by translation directionality. These findings expand the ‘thinking-for-translating’ hypothesis to more semantic domains and offer implications for considering directionality and typology in translation training
Adjunct · Directionality · Modal verb · Translation studies · Typology · Verb · Categorization, perception, and language · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Second Language Acquisition and Learning
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |