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FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: “Professional Standards and Norms of Translation: Reflections from the Perspective of the Sociology of Law” by Prof. Zhao Junfeng
FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: “Professional Standards and Norms of Translation: Reflections from the Perspective of the Sociology of Law” by Prof. Zhao Junfeng
Abstract: As the only national professional association, Translators’ Association of China (TAC), along with other relevant departments and institutions, developed and issued a host of professional standards and norms of translation which, to some extent, has contributed to and will continue to push for an orderly development of language services industry in China. Nevertheless, related laws with binding force are yet to be developed to ensure the transition of the industry from “a chaotic market” to “a professional autonomy.” Interactive relations between industry norms and prospective laws are explored from the perspective of the sociology of law, and suggestions on the legislation of translation industry are accordingly presented in this talk. Biography: Junfeng Zhao is Ph.D. in forensic linguistics, professor […]