Translation and English in twentieth-century China

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ID2254896
AuthorsEva Hung (Chinese University of Hong Kong, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume21
Issue2
Pages325-335
Publication date2002-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWorld Englishes (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0883-2919 • E-ISSN: 1467-971X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1467-971x.00252
OpenAlexW1969991847
LanguageEN
Citations received8

Twentieth century China saw unprecedented attempts at cultural change and rejuvenation through the transfer of foreign knowledge, and translation played a role in almost all aspects of this development. Except for a short period under the PRC, English was the dominant source language for this transfer. This paper gives a brief historical background to the causes for the emergence of translation as a key to national survival and cultural change. It then focuses on three of the most significant translation-related phenomena in twentieth-century China: (1) the role of fiction translation (and later literary translation) as a vehicle for cultural change and construction; (2) the phenomenon of translating out of the mother tongue, i.e. Chinese, into English; and (3) the relationship between translation and learning English

Archaeology · Art · China · Cultural translation · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literature · Phenomenon · Sociology · Translation studies · Comparative and World Literature · History · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Philosophy · Translation Studies and Practices

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