TAPs translation process studies, often abbreviated as TAPs translation studies, refers to think-aloud protocols-based researches into the process of translating.

Translation Studies: A Systemic-functional Linguistics Perspective;

The Inspiration of Communicative Ethics on Translation Studies;

Cultural factors in translation study;

This paper discusses the relationship between translation study and linguistic theories,pointing out that though there are various linguistic theories,they cannot all serve as linguistic foundation of translation study,since they are built up for different purposes,e.

We argue that Appraisal theory can provide translation study with an efficient tool in analysing the attitudinal meaning.

Relevance Theory and Translation Research offers original views and solutions to some controversies in translation research and brings inspiration on ethnic language translation.

Witha surveyof alltherelevantpaperscarriedby theChinese Translators Journal from1980to2000,theauthoranalyzed the“NidaPhenomenon”in termsof fourphasesanddrawstheconclusionthatChina’s translationstudiesis developingto-wardmaturity.

Thispapertracestheorigin,growthanddevelopmentof descriptivetranslationstudies,oneof themostinfluential schoolsof thoughtintranslationstudiesin theWesttoday.

Thepaperbrieflysurveysthemajordevelopmentsinwestern translationstudies,analysesthelimitationsof traditionalChinesetranslationstudies,andmaintainsthatwhatis urgentlyneed-ednow arenew paradigmswhichcouldenlargetheresearchscope,usherin a diversityof researchmodelsandprovidere-searchmethodsandapproachesthatareobjectiveandscientific.

TAPs subjective scoring research: Review and potentials;