Hedges and Boosters as Indicators of Translation Style

Liu, Kanglong; Kwok, Ho Ling; Moratto, Riccardo

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“…Herriman [ 16 ] also found that translations and native writing have different norms when it comes to the distribution of metadiscourse features, with an increase in transition markers such as "accordingly" and "so" in translations, and a tendency to omit boosters, which are words or phrases that strengthen the author’s argument, and add hedges in English translations. In the genre of fiction, hedges and boosters can also be used to signal the writers and translator’s style [ 46 ]. Overall, these studies suggest that the representation of metadiscourse can vary significantly depending on the genre and language.…”

Section: Metadiscourse Features Of Translated Languagesmentioning

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Representation of interactional metadiscourse in translated and native English: A corpus-assisted study

Chou¹,

Li²,

Liu³

2023

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The present study aimed to investigate the differences between translated and non-translated English texts with regard to interactional metadiscourse features, which are crucial in engaging readers in the reasoning process and establishing the credibility of a proposition. Despite numerous studies investigating lexical and syntactic differences between translated and non-translated language, little research has been conducted on the textual level in terms of metadiscourse use. To address this gap, we conducted a comparative analysis of six interactional markers across two comparable multi-genre corpora, namely, FLOB (Freiburg-LOB Corpus of British English) comprising native English and the English subset of COCE (Corpus of Chinese-English) containing translated English. Our ANOVA analyses revealed that translated English exhibited a tendency to underuse stance features, such as hedges, boosters, and attitude markers, compared to native English. Furthermore, our post-hoc analysis revealed that genre modulated the use of metadiscourse features in both translated and native texts. Importantly, we found that there was greater cross-genre variation in the use of interactional metadiscourse in translated English than in native English. Our study highlights the unique characteristics of translation and emphasizes the importance of taking into account metadiscourse in the field of translation studies.

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Section: Metadiscourse Features Of Translated Languagesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Representation of interactional metadiscourse in translated and native English: A corpus-assisted study

Chou¹,

Li²,

Liu³

2023

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Style in speech and narration of two English translations of Hongloumeng

Chou,

Liu

2023

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This study examines the style of two English translations of Hongloumeng, by David Hawkes, and Xianyi Yang and Gladys Yang. It makes use of multidimensional analysis to identify how the two translations differ in their sub-registers (narration and fictional speech). The results reveal that the Yangs’ translation of narration is relatively more narrative and context-independent, whereas Hawkes’ is more active and context-bound. Similarly, Hawkes’ translation of fictional speech is more conversational and interactional and tends more towards the orality scale with a strong emphasis on the involvement of fictional characters. In contrast, the Yangs’ translation of fictional speech tends to be more informational and explicit. These stylistic differences reflect the translators’ conscious and/or unconscious choices, which are attributable to their language backgrounds, translation strategies, and cultural stances. By taking sub-register variation and the functions of linguistic features into consideration, the article outlines a new approach to investigating translation style.

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Hedges and Boosters as Indicators of Translation Style

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Representation of interactional metadiscourse in translated and native English: A corpus-assisted study

Representation of interactional metadiscourse in translated and native English: A corpus-assisted study

Style in speech and narration of two English translations of Hongloumeng

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