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Vol. 68:4 (2022) ► pp.517–545

Applying systemic functional linguistics in translation studies

A research synthesis

| Guangdong University of Finance
| Hong Kong Polytechnic University
| Hunan University

This paper takes a meta-analysis and synthesis approach to emphasize systemic functional linguistics’ contribution to translation studies. A coding book was designed to analyze 123 studies collected through email inquiry, database search, and manual examination. The paper reports on the substantive features and methodological features of the studies. Content analysis was presented on four major research themes: general translation, genre translation, interpreting, and translation training. After discussing the synthesis results, the paper is concluded with implications for future research.

Keywords: systemic functional linguistics, synthesis, meta-analysis, research themes
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Methodology
    • Data retrieval
    • Coding book development
    • Coding procedures
  • 3.General features
    • 3.1Publication features
      • Year of publication
      • Countries of author
      • The most prolific writers
      • Mode of publication
    • 3.2Methodological features
      • Method
        • Dimensions of SFL
        • Mode of data
        • Source and target language
        • Text type
  • 4.Content analysis on research themes
    • 4.1General translation
    • 4.2Genre translation
    • 4.3Interpreting
    • 4.4Translation training
  • 5.Discussion
    • SFL as appliable linguistics
    • Multilingual studies and text analysis awareness in translation studies
    • SFL and translation equivalence
    • Instantiation and individuation in translation studies
    • SFL and translation training
  • 6.Conclusion
  • Note
  • References
Published online: 26 July 2022
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