Author(s)

Chenxi Sun ¹, Yu Sun ¹, Yiwei Ding ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Foreign Studies, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China

Corresponding Author

Yu Sun

ABSTRACT

Based on CiteSpace (version 6.3.R1) and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), employing bibliometric method and literature review method, this research conducts a visual analysis on translator's subjectivity in China from 2000 to 2023, utilizing a sample of 1795 journal articles collected from CNKI. The research reveals three stages in the development of studies on translator's subjectivity in China: initial exploration, rapid development, and stable growth. Currently, there is a scarcity of core authors in this field, and collaboration among different authors and research institutions is relatively loose. Research on translator's subjectivity in China mainly includes two levels: theoretical research and applied research. Theoretical research centers on constructing theoretical frameworks and defining concepts related to translator's subjectivity, as well as interpreting and analyzing translator's subjectivity through specific theories. Applied research mainly analyzes the embodiment of translator's subjectivity in literary text translation from the perspective of translation strategies or theories, and explores the embodiment of translator's subjectivity in specific translators' translation activities, with the translation activities of Ge Haowen and Xu Yuanchong representing the forefront of current research. The main challenges in current research on translator's subjectivity in China include a scarcity of publications in core journals, limited research methods, and homogeneity of research content.

KEYWORDS

Translator's subjectivity; Literature Review; CiteSpace; CNKI; Visual Analysis

CITE THIS PAPER

Chenxi Sun, Yu Sun, Yiwei Ding, A Literature Review on Translator’s Subjectivity in China Based on CiteSpace and CNKI (2000-2023). Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2024) Vol. 7: 68-78. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2024.070612.

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