Systemic Functional Translation Studies

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to Systemic Functional Translation Studies, a research area that applies Systemic Functional Linguistics to study translation, and relates research by scholars in the communities of Systemic Functional Linguistics and translation studies. It summarises the important trends in, and major contributions to, Systemic Functional Translation Studies, as well as its limitations. The book covers various topics in Systemic Functional Translation Studies, including: Basic issues and concepts The relationship between Systemic Functional Translation Studies, cognate functional approaches, translation studies and translation practice Systemic Functional Translation Studies and different modes of meaning Registerial variation and Systemic Functional Translation Studies Technology and Systemic Functional Translation Studies The book concludes with reflections on what is currently missing from Systemic Functional Linguistic theory, and offers a future outlook on Systemic Functional Translation Studies, suggesting new directions for future research in this area.