Chinese Legal Translation and Language Planning in the New Era, by Xiaobo Dong & Yafang Zhang
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The book Chinese Legal Translation and Language Planning in the New Era, authored by Xiaobo Dong and Yafang Zhang, explores the intricacies of legal translation and the evolving landscape of the legal domain in China by drawing on insights and approaches from linguistics, translation, law and culture to create a systematic and inter-disciplinary overview of legal language planning.The book has made significant contributions in two areas.Firstly, it inspires language planning practices globally.While grounded in the Chinese context, the authors adopt a broader perspective that transcends geographical boundaries, shedding light on the challenges faced by legal translators in various cultural and linguistic settings.This global perspective encourages readers to consider their own methods of language planning and adapt them for diverse contexts, fostering effective cross-cultural communication.Secondly, the book provides a framework for language planning within the realm of legal language, adopting a problem-oriented approach and covering four types of language planning.Building on Cooper's (1989) classification into status, corpus, and acquisition planning, the authors recognize the distinctive requirements of language and cultural exchange within the legal domain.They propose the inclusion of a fourth category-broadcasting planning-which focuses on ensuring effective communication of legal language across different linguistic and cultural contexts.This addition enriches the classification of legal language planning.Divided into nine informative chapters, the book presents a deep understanding of the following crucial aspects.The opening chapter establishes a foundational understanding of the relationship between semiotics, language and law, highlighting the significance of linguistic analysis in legal studies, particularly in light of the linguistic turn in jurisprudence.By shifting the focus from pure normative and deductive analysis to the role of language in shaping legal concepts and understanding,
Source: Ibérica
Author: Jie Guo
Institution: Nanjing Normal University
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405577856