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IJLLL 2024 Vol.10(1): 17-20
DOI: 10.18178/IJLLL.2024.10.1.476

Translation of Words with Chinese Characteristics in the Government White Paper from the Perspective of Cognitive Translatology

Dingjin Zhou
School of Foreign Studies, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Email: y44220032@mail.ecust.edu.cn

Manuscript received October 12, 2023; revised November 15, 2023; accepted November 30, 2023; published January 10, 2024

Abstract—Cognitive Translatology has been advancing rapidly in translation research, as an increasing number of concepts and theories in cognitive linguistics are applied to translation studies. It offers a relatively objective approach to analyze and compare translation cases and helps to reflect translators’ subjectivity and creativity. Guided by Cognitive Translatology, the translator selects some of the examples in the white paper Responding to Climate Change: China’s Policies and Actions and discusses the difficulties during the translation process based on specificity, scope, perspective, prominence (four dimensions of construal). During the translation process, translators should take into full consideration the multiple layers of connotations encompassed by these terms, including political, historical, economic, and social aspects. It is important to pay attention to preserving cultural characteristics of the source text in order to accurately convey information.

Keywords—cognitive translatology, government white paper, words with Chinese characteristics, cognitive construal

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Cite:Dingjin Zhou, "Translation of Words with Chinese Characteristics in the Government White Paper from the Perspective of Cognitive Translatology," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 17-20, 2024.

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