On the Translation of Chinese Diplomatic Discourse from the Perspective of Multi-Modal Discourse: Take the China-US high-Level Strategic Dialogue as an Example

Abstract

Translation is not only a task but also a tool in the international political competition. It's urgent for us to strengthen and improve our work in international communication to demonstrate a real, three-dimensional and comprehensive China, in which the English translation of diplomatic discourse also matters. This study finds that the English translation of Chinese diplomatic discourse is mainly in the form of symbols, and little attention is given to pictures, images, audio and other multi-modal forms. The latter, however is often more intuitive and vivid, which can enhance the communication effect from the perspective of multi-angle and three-dimension, increasing audience coverage. From the perspective of multi-modal discourse analysis, this paper focuses on the China-US Alaska high-level strategic dialogue in the following two aspects, i. e, verbal modal and non-verbal modal discourse analysis, in hope of shedding some light on the English translation of Chinese diplomatic discourse.