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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_3826
dc.contributor.author	Boaretto Adriano
dc.contributor.author	Castello Erik
dc.title	Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’: A Corpus-Based Study of Modality in the English and Chinese Versions
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	This paper compares the use of modal expressions in the English and Chinese versions of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’ (2015). It explores the Encyclical Letter as a corpus through the study of word lists and parallel concordance lines. The research also benefits from the close parallel reading of extracts from the two versions. It focuses on the semantic areas of prediction/volition/intention, lack of possibility/ability/permission and obligation. The results confirm predictable parallel expressions (e.g. will and 会 huì, cannot and 不能 bùnéng, be called to and 召 zhào) and bring to light less predictable renderings – e.g. zero (in English) and 会 huì, cannot and 无法 wúfǎ, the noun vocation and 召 zhào. They also suggest that some translation choices are due to the translator’s attempt to make the text explicit and to adapt it to the target culture.
dc.relation.ispartof	Sinica venetiana
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2020-12-21
dc.dateAccepted	2020-10-14
dc.dateSubmitted	2020-03-27
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-407-3/pope-francis-laudato-si-a-corpus-based-study-of-mo/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-406-6/006
dc.identifier.issn	2610-9654
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9042
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-407-3
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-406-6
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Chinese-English modality
dc.subject	Chinese-English modality
dc.subject	Corpus-based study
dc.subject	Corpus-based study
dc.subject	Explicitation
dc.subject	Explicitation
dc.subject	Laudato Si’
dc.subject	Laudato Si’

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Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’: A Corpus-Based Study of Modality in the English and Chinese Versions

Adriano Boaretto Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

Erik Castello Università degli Studi di Padova, Italia

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abstract

This paper compares the use of modal expressions in the English and Chinese versions of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’ (2015). It explores the Encyclical Letter as a corpus through the study of word lists and parallel concordance lines. The research also benefits from the close parallel reading of extracts from the two versions. It focuses on the semantic areas of prediction/volition/intention, lack of possibility/ability/permission and obligation. The results confirm predictable parallel expressions (e.g. will and 会 huì, cannot and 不能 bùnéng, be called to and 召 zhào) and bring to light less predictable renderings – e.g. zero (in English) and 会 huì, cannot and 无法 wúfǎ, the noun vocation and 召 zhào. They also suggest that some translation choices are due to the translator’s attempt to make the text explicit and to adapt it to the target culture.

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Oct. 14, 2020

Submitted

March 27, 2020

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978-88-6969-407-3

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978-88-6969-406-6

Keywords: Laudato Si’ • Explicitation • Chinese-English modality • Corpus-based study

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