Choices in Recreating the Anthem of the PRC in English:A Systemic Functional Analysis
A national anthem is an emblem of national consciousness,nationhood,as well as the vision of a nation.The present study analyzes the anthem of the Peoples Republic of China(PRC)and its three English translations.All of the three meta-functions(textual,interpersonal,and ideational)are considered in the analysis,with lexicogrammatical choices of theme,mood,modality and transitivity in the source text and the target texts being examined.Variations in the choices are found,with different types of meta-functional translation shifts being identified and discussed.The present study could contribute to the emerging literature on the linguistic analysis of anthem translation.
national anthem translation Systemic Functional Linguistics meta-function
Bo Wang Yuanyi Ma
School of International Studies,Sun Yat-sen University PolySystemic Research Group,Faculty of Humanities,The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,Hong Kong
国际会议
吉林
英文
27-32
2018-06-16（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）