Archive:: International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation:: Science Publishing Group

Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2023

Modeling Claim - Evidence - Stance link in the Discussion Section of Research Genres: A Comparative Case Study of Expert and Student Writers in Applied Linguistics

Meiling Wang, Liming Deng

Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2023

Pages: 1-11

Received: 5 January 2023

Accepted: 25 January 2023

Published: 4 February 2023

DOI: 10.11648/j.ijalt.20230901.11

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Abstract: The previous genre-based studies have emphasized the rhetorical organization of the discussion section in research articles or thesis writing. The present study extends this trend by exploring the argumentative structure and its link to stance-taking features in the discussion part-genre written by both expert and student writers. Two corpora were ... Show More

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The Narrative Significance of Poems in Er Pai and Their Translations

Yan Liu, Xiao Ma

Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2023

Pages: 12-19

Received: 14 January 2023

Accepted: 6 February 2023

Published: 16 February 2023

DOI: 10.11648/j.ijalt.20230901.12

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Abstract: The incorporation of verse in prose narrative is a distinctive generic feature of Chinese classical vernacular fictions. Many scholars have regarded poems in fictions as a type of narrative redundancy or a sign of orality and little attention has been paid to the narrative significance of them. The poems remain insignificant because of the potentia... Show More

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The Subjective Metaphor of Image in the Translation of “On the Flowery Tower in the Town of Silk”

Yu Xia

Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2023

Pages: 20-23

Received: 17 January 2023

Accepted: 3 February 2023

Published: 16 February 2023

DOI: 10.11648/j.ijalt.20230901.13

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Abstract: Image metaphor comprehends and expresses the known or unknown world in a holistic, comprehensive and emotional way, and has multiple connotations such as the original concrete image, cognitive intermediary and ontological meaning. The subjective metaphor of poetry is expressed by poetic feelings and views with typical intentions. The subjective met... Show More

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A Corpus-Based Study of the Chinese Translation of Color Metaphors in Shakespeare’s Plays

Liu Huidan, Xia Ting

Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2023

Pages: 24-36

Received: 27 March 2023

Accepted: 11 April 2023

Published: 15 April 2023

DOI: 10.11648/j.ijalt.20230901.14

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Abstract: Metaphor is a fundamental cognitive concept and this study utilizes a corpus-based approach to explore the vibrant color metaphors used in Shakespeare’s plays, as well as the Chinese translations of these metaphors by Liang Shiqiu, Zhu Shenghao, and Fang Ping. The primary focus of this analysis is on the translation methods and strategies employed ... Show More

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