A Comparative Study on Transitivity Process Transformations in the Translation of Visceral Terms in the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon_Vol. 3 No. 1 (JHET 2026)_Journal of Higher Education Teaching (ISSN: 3005-5776)

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A Comparative Study on Transitivity Process Transformations in the Translation of Visceral Terms in the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jhet.202615135

Author(s)

Li Xiaoqiao

Affiliation(s)

College of Foreign Languages, North China University of Science and Technology, China

Abstract

Drawing on Halliday's transitivity process theory, this study examines how visceral terms in the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon: Plain Questions are rendered by key translators (Ni Maoxin, Li Zhaoguo, Yang Mingshan, and the Wu family). By comparing translation strategies across versions, it reveals patterns of semantic transformation, cultural transmission, and linguistic adaptation in TCM classic translation, offering insights for the international dissemination of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Keywords

Plain Questions of the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon; Visceral Terms; Transitivity Process; Translation Strategies; TCM Translation

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