A Construal Analysis of <i>A Preliminary Survey of the Book: Qi Min Yao Shu</i> Translated by Shi Shenghan and Revised by Joseph Needham

Baoguo Zhang

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A Construal Analysis of A Preliminary Survey of the Book: Qi Min Yao Shu Translated by Shi Shenghan and Revised by Joseph Needham

Baoguo Zhang

Published in International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation (Volume 8, Issue 3)

Received: 12 July 2022 Accepted: 24 July 2022 Published: 29 July 2022

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This paper examines the concept of construal, the components of construal and the correlation of construal and translation, then employs the five elements of construal to investigate the construal disparities of Shi Shenghan and Joseph Needham when translating A Preliminary Survey of the Book: Qi Min Yao Shu based on three dimensional analysis: the translation of the book title, the sentence and the paragraph. It is found that their construal disparities are embodied not only in the selection of translation strategies and methods, but also in that of words and expressions, sentence structures, positive and passive voices, figurative devices and language forms/genre type in translation, which is inseparable from the background knowledge and cultural scope the translator possesses, the focus of prominence the translator desires, the standpoint and viewpoint the translator holds, and the varying levels of precision and detail the translator portrays. Apart from Shi’s translation manuscript and Joseph’s revision, the first-hand material involved, this research takes no the translation principle and quality into considerations, providing a relatively new perspective for translation studies compared with the prescriptive one and that of imposing value-judgement.

Published in	International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation (Volume 8, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijalt.20220803.12
Page(s)	90-95
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Construal, The Five Elements of Construal, Translation Manuscript, A Preliminary Survey of the Book: Qi Min Yao Shu, Shi Shenghan, Joseph Needham

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Baoguo Zhang. A Construal Analysis of A Preliminary Survey of the Book: Qi Min Yao Shu Translated by Shi Shenghan and Revised by Joseph Needham. Int J Appl Linguist Transl. 2022;8(3):90-95. doi: 10.11648/j.ijalt.20220803.12

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