Registerial Expertise in Traditional Chinese Medical Translation

Yue's book explores the nature of translation using traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and the TCM classic Huangdi Neijing and its various translations. Yue examines in great detail and depth the important factors that cause the differences in the translators' treatment of language indeterminacies.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Translation complexities 3. Translation as registerial interaction in cross-cultural communication 4. Language indeterminacy: a systemic functional perspective 5. The role of registerial expertise in logical indeterminacy 6. The role of registerial expertise in translators' epistemic voice 7. The role of registerial expertise cohesion and coherence 8. Conclusion

About the author

Yan Yue has a PhD in linguistics from Macquarie University, Australia. She is currently a Postdoc research fellow at Sun Yat Sen University, China.

Summary

Yue’s book explores the nature of translation using traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and the TCM classic Huangdi Neijing and its various translations. Yue examines in great detail and depth the important factors that cause the differences in the translators’ treatment of language indeterminacies.

Product details

• Authors: Yan Yue, Yan (Sun Yat-Sen University Yue
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032817507
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3281750-7
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Routledge Studies in Language, Health and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Holistic medicine; MEDICAL / Alternative & Complementary Medicine, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Chinese, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Chinese, Translation & interpretation, complementary medicine, Literary studies: general, Language teaching and learning, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT), Translation and interpretation, Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies