1st Edition

A Socio-cognitive Approach to English Translations of Li Bai’s Poems

By Gang Cheng Copyright 2027
264 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Adopting the socio-cognitive approach and drawing on an extensive corpus, this book investigates the English translations of Li Bai’s poems produced by translators of diverse native language backgrounds. This volume aims to construct a comprehensive socio-cognitive translation research framework to conduct a detailed and holistic analysis of the manifestations and impacts of social and... Read more

1.Introduction, 2. Li Bai’s Poems and Their English Translations, 3. The Socio-cognitive Translation Research Framework, 4. Data and Methods, 5. Context: The Foundation of Meaning Interpretation, 6. Common Ground: The Basis of Translation Production, 7. Salience: The Motivation for Translation Prioritization, 8. Mistranslation, 9. Conclusion, References, Appendix, Index  

Biography

Gang Cheng, PhD in English Language and Literature, Tenure-track Associate Professor at the School of International Studies, Northeast Normal University, P. R. China; formerly Fullbright visiting scholar at University of Notre Dame and postdoctoral research fellow at State University of New York at Albany, USA.