Author：Jie Wang, Jianrong Guo

Abstract: Based on Robert Cooper’s language planning theory, this paper reviews the practice of language planning in Tajikistan from three aspects: status planning, corpus planning and acquisition planning. By summarizing the characteristics of language planning in Tajikistan, this research proves that its language planning has succeeded in e...

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Author：Jie Zhou, Jianping Zhu

Abstract: On the basis of the earliest and most complete version, Stephen H. West and Wilt L. Idema’s The Story of the Western Wing comprehensively employs multiple forms of thick translation and facilitates the spread and acceptance of Xixiang Ji in the English world. The paper examines the inside...

Column：Translation Studies   092-100   Details

Author：Xiaojin Chen, Dongchun Chen

Abstract: This study makes a comparative analysis of the construction of interpersonal meanings in the relations between man and nature represented in the oversea comic versions of the Analects of Confucius. It explores whether and to what extent Confucius’ thought of “unity of man and nature” is represented. The result shows that this thought in Tsai Chih Chung’s version is better represented. However, it is suggested both of the versions interact with readers in more visual angles and use colorful pictures in order to activate the ambience system. Finally, this study offers recommendations for improvements in the representation and spread of this thought, making a modest contribution to Chinese and Western cooperation in the endeavor for harmony between man and nature. It explores the new theoretical framework which is different from the traditional visual grammar.

Column：Translation Studies   101-111   Details

Author：Zhuo Peng

Abstract: Epistemics is a hot theory used in the current western conversation analysis, but conversation analysts seldom carry out comprehensive and systematic analysis of advice elicitation from the perspective of epistemics. This study gives a comprehensive epistemic interpretation of advice elicitation on Chinese phone-ins of marital contradiction by means of conversation analysis, and reveals the types of epistemic status relation positioning embodied in advice elicitation and the epistemic stances for and the essence of these types of positioning. It is found that the advice elicitation reflects two types of epistemic status relation positioning implemented by callers and hosts respectively, that the two types of positioning can be displayed by five kinds of epistemic stances, ...

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Author：Guangrong Liao, Mei Yi

Abstract: Image is often involved in language use, however, the language image is not easy to generate, comprehend and appreciate. A further linguistic study on the Chinese image helps to their generation, comprehension, appreciation, application, and utterance innovation. This article, under the guidance of Concept Frame, C...

Column：Linguistic Studies   134-143   Details

Author：Guanqiao Wang, Qianbo Li

Abstract: The functional grammar proposed by Halliday put forward the concept of metafunction which is categorized into ideational function, interpersonal function and textual function. Transitivity, as a semantic system, divides human experience into different processes which proves the experiential function of the language. This paper, which adopts t...

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