Abstract
A single but collective, multifaceted, and multidimensional theory of terminology relies on the contributions of scholars in different ways and in different languages. Local terminology practice and exploration back-feed the general theory and jointly contribute to the completion of a comprehensive theoretical framework. This paper analyzes the application of terminology as the driving force of the discipline, which includes standardized application, domain-specific communicative application, and cross-cultural/cross-lingual application. Specifically, the characteristics of terminology translation practice in China are introduced, with terminology translation conducted as a practice of knowledge dissemination and discourse contribution bound by and affecting Chinese language. Then, several characteristics of Chinese terminology studies are introduced. It is pointed out that Chinese terminology studies, based on the answering of the local terminology problems in China, have universal value for the construction of terminology as a whole discipline.
Funding source: Jiangsu Province Social Sciences Application Research Project (2019)
Award Identifier / Grant number: 19SWB-020
About the author
Jian Yin (b. 1978) is a lecturer at Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications. His research interests include terminology translation and translation theory and practice. His publications (in Chinese) include: “Translation-oriented terminology studies: The practice characteristics and theoretical exploration of “China School” – an interview with Prof. Feng Zhiwei” (2018); “Economical index difference: A criterion for assessing terminology translation” (2018); and “Ontology-based definition of terminology: An interview with Professor Feng Zhiwei” (2019).
Research Funding: “A Semiotic Perspective on the C–E Translation of Terms in Chinese Classics” (19SWB-020), Jiangsu Province Social Sciences Application Research Project (2019).
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