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In this final chapter, we will make some conclusive remarks about our research carried out during the past few years. First of all, based on all the distinct linguistic features of translational Chinese as discussed and analysed throughout the book, we will try to re-evaluate the translation universals hypotheses from the Chinese perspective. Evidence and counterevidence for explicitation, simplification, source language shining through, under-representation of TL unique items, convergence and normalisation will be considered altogether for a more comprehensive picture of translational Chinese as one of the “Third Codes”. We will then reflect on the major contributions of our research to the studies of translation universals and to descriptive translation studies in general and finally close the discussions by exploring some potentially fruitful avenues for future research in this area.
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Xiao, R., Hu, X. (2015). Conclusive Remarks. In: Corpus-Based Studies of Translational Chinese in English-Chinese Translation. New Frontiers in Translation Studies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41363-6_9
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