Stance Variation and Selective Appropriation in English-Chinese BBC News Translations

A Dual Approach

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ID7870693
AuthorsLinyu Zhang (0000-0003-0907-675X), Akmar Hayati Ahmad Ghazali (0000-0002-1960-8660)
Year2024
Volume6
Issue3
Pages71-92
Publication date2024-07-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Asian Linguistic Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2207-0656 • E-ISSN: 2207-0656
PublisherGLOCAL (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.47298/jala.v6-i3-a4
OpenAlexW4415566303
LanguageEN
References cited26

Framing strategies play a crucial role in shaping stance in news translation. The present study focuses on stance variation and selective appropriation in BBC News translation from English to Chinese in the online China Daily. This case study identifies the exact type of stance variation in accordance with the graduation subsystem of Appraisal Theory. Under the guidance of narrative theory, the study then reveals the framing strategy of selective appropriation. Finally, the study explores how the stance variation in the target text is shaped through the framing strategy of selective appropriation in translation, and analyzes the hidden constraints of translators’ decisions

Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Linguistic Variation and Morphology

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