Discursive Mediation in Translation: Living History and its Chinese Translations

Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
Abbreviations
List of Figures
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Chapter 1: Introduction: Towards a Discursive Approach to Mediation
	1.1 Why Mediation?
	1.2 Why Discursive?
	1.3 Data Collection: Living History and the Publication of Its Translations in the Chinese Market
	1.4 About This Book
	Bibliography
Chapter 2: Conceptualizing Mediation in Translation
	2.1 Globalization, Translation and Mediation
	2.2 Mediation Versus Manipulation
	2.3 An Overview of the Conceptualization of Mediation in the Field of Translation
	2.4 Redefining Mediation in Translation
	2.5 Summary
	Bibliography
		Dictionaries
Chapter 3: Towards a Model of Mediation Investigation
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 Mediation and the Dialectic-Relational Approach of CDA
	3.3 Constructing an Integrated Theoretical Model for the Investigation of Mediation
		3.3.1 The Micro-Analytical Model: A Linguistic Approach to Textual Mediation in Translation
		3.3.2 The Macro-Analytical Model: A Sociocultural Approach to Mediation and Social Structure
			3.3.2.1	 Mediation, Power and Power Relations
			3.3.2.2	 Mediation and Ideology
			3.3.2.3	 Mediation and Norms
	3.4 Factual Information Collection: Qualitative Interview
		3.4.1 Interview Forms and Prospective Interviewees
		3.4.2 Interview Strategies
		3.4.3 Ethics
	3.5 Summary
	Bibliography
Chapter 4: The Micro-Model: A Linguistic Approach to Textual Mediation in Translation
	4.1 Introduction
	4.2 The Translation Process Revisited
	4.3 A Linguistic Approach to Textual Mediation in Translation
		4.3.1 Mediation at the Stage of Information Selection and Configuration
		4.3.2 Mediation at the Stage of Information Presentation
			4.3.2.1	 Beaugrande’s Typology of Concepts and Relations
			4.3.2.2	 Halliday’s Functional Grammar
			4.3.2.3	 Halliday’s Functional Grammar Versus Beaugrande’s Typology
	4.4 Summary
	Bibliography
		Dictionaries
Chapter 5: Discursive Mediation in Action
	5.1 Introducing the Corpus
	5.2 Interviews with the Three Publishers
		5.2.1 Interview Procedures
		5.2.2 Interview Questions and Replies
	5.3 Comparative Text Analyses of Living History and Its Chinese Translations
		5.3.1 Case Study I: The U.S. Decision to Participate in the UN Women’s Conference (See Appendix A)
			5.3.1.1	 The English Text
			5.3.1.2	 The CT Version
				Mediation at the Stage of Information Selection and Configuration
				Mediation at the Stage of Information Presentation
			5.3.1.3	 The YL Version
				Mediation at the Stage of Information Selection and Configuration
				Mediation at the Stage of Information Presentation
		5.3.2 Case Study II: Travelling in Romania (See Appendix B)
			5.3.2.1	 The English Text
			5.3.2.2	 The CT Version
				Mediation at the Stage of Information Selection and Configuration
				Mediation at the Stage of Information Presentation
			5.3.2.3	 The YL Version
				Mediation at the Stage of Information Selection and Configuration
				Mediation at the Stage of Information Presentation
		5.3.3 Case Study III: The Story of Lazio (See Appendix C)
			5.3.3.1	 The English Text
			5.3.3.2	 The CT Version
				Mediation at the Stage of Information Selection and Configuration
				Mediation at the Stage of Information Presentation
			5.3.3.3	 The YL Version
				Mediation at the Stage of Information Selection and Configuration
				Mediation at the Stage of Information Presentation
		5.3.4 Case Study IV: Life at Wellesley (See Appendix D)
			5.3.4.1	 The English Text
			5.3.4.2	 The CT Version
				Mediation at the Stage of Information Selection and Configuration
				Mediation at the Stage of Information Presentation
			5.3.4.3	 The YL Version
				Mediation at the Stage of Information Selection and Configuration
				Mediation at the Stage of Information Presentation
	5.4 Summary
	Bibliography
		Text Materials
		Dictionaries
Chapter 6: Mediation and Social Structure
	6.1 Locating the Social Background of the Mediation Action
		6.1.1 The Social Context of the Publication of Living History
		6.1.2 The Social Contexts of the Publication of the Two Chinese Translations
			6.1.2.1	 Translation Publication in Taiwan
			6.1.2.2	 Translation Publication in the Chinese Mainland
	6.2 Discussion
		6.2.1 Mediation in the Translation of All Cases
		6.2.2 Mediation Patterns and Power/Ideologies/Norms
		6.2.3 Occasional Inconsistency in the Mediation Process
		6.2.4 Mediation, Faithfulness and Loyalty
	6.3 Summary
	Bibliography
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Chapter 7: Conclusion
	7.1 An Overview
	7.2 Suggestions for Future Research
	Bibliography
Appendices
	Appendix A
	Appendix B
	Appendix C
	Appendix D
	Appendix E