Overview
Focuses on the non-standardization phenomenon in the Chinese legislative language
Presents a novel and valuable perspective on the study of Chinese legal translation
Offers theories, principles, and strategies for standardization of legislative language translation in China
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Front Matter
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About this book
By integrating different research angles and methods of philosophy of law, sociology of law, applied linguistics, and legal translation, this book presents a groundbreaking approach to the non-standardization phenomenon in Chinese legislative language, unveils the underlying causes and adverse effects thereof, and provides potential principles, strategies, and methods to be followed in the standardization of Chinese legislative language. Divided into three parts, this book firstly talks about the fuzziness of language, addressing both the active and negative influences thereof on the legislation; secondly approaches the non-standardization phenomenon in Chinese legislative language from the perspective of philosophy of law; and thirdly offers a comprehensive studies on the standardization of Chinese legislative language, offering possible solutions to address the above-mentioned problems and promote the standardized development of law making. This book facilitates the legal practitioners, jurists, law students, legal translators as well as the non-experts to get a better understanding of the mechanism and process of legislation and improve their skills and capacities in apprehending and translating Chinese laws and regulations.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Xiaobo Dong is Professor at School of Foreign Languages and Cultures of Nanjing Normal University and Specially Invited Researcher at Institute of China’s Modernization of Rule of Law. He is also Director and Chief Expert of Jiangsu International Rule of law Research Center, as well as Chief Expert on major projects of the National Social Science Fund of China. His research interests include history of Sino-west civilization exchanges, comparative law, legal linguistics, legal translation, language strategy, and planning. In recent years, he has published over 150 interdisciplinary academic papers in prominent journals and more than 70 books, including academic monographs, edited volumes, and translations.
Yafang Zhang is Ph.D. Candidate at School of Foreign Languages and Cultures of Nanjing Normal University and Researcher at Jiangsu International Rule of Law Research Center. Her research interests include Sino-west civilization exchanges, legal linguistics, translation of Chinese legal classics, and language planning.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: On the Standardization of Chinese Legislative Language
Authors: Xiaobo Dong, Yafang Zhang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2633-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-99-2632-9Published: 21 May 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-99-2635-0Due: 04 June 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-981-99-2633-6Published: 20 May 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 172
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Applied Linguistics, Language Policy and Planning, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History