Jiangna

Terminology and Terminology Translation Research;

Metaphor Theory and Metaphor Translation Research;

Translation of Ancient Literary Theories and Classics

Dr. Jiang is a promising scholar in applied linguistics, specializing in terminology and metaphor translation, as well as the translation studies of ancient literary theories. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Literature from Nanjing University and a B.A. from Soochow University. She has furthered her academic career as a visiting scholar at the University of Manchester, sponsored by the China Scholarship Council.

Dr. Jiang has published extensively in top-tier journals, including Terminology and Foreign Languages in China, and authored the academic monograph Research on the Translation of Metaphorical Terms from an Interdisciplinary Rhetorical Perspective. In addition, she has translated several literary and academic words, including Oliver Twist and Handbook of Terminology.

Her research projects, funded by various prestigious institutions, focus on the cognitive and rhetorical aspects of terminology translation. Dr. Jiang has also been recognized for her excellence in teaching, receiving multiple awards at both provincial and university levels. She is currently preparing a textbook, Writing with Impact: A Practical Approach to English Rhetoric, set to be published by Nanjing University Press in 2024.

1. Multidimensionality, dynamicity, and complexity: A reconsideration of the functions of metaphorical terms (2020), Terminology 

2. Realization and systematic evaluation of cross-linguistic rhetorical functions in metaphorical term translation—A case study of English-Chinese economic terms (2021), Foreign Languages in China 

3. Knowledge mapping and discourse construction of silk metaphors: A new exploration of the translation path of Wenxin Diaolong (2021), Journal of Guangxi University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition) 

4. Metaphorical naming and cognitive mechanisms of English economic terms (2015), Journal of Hunan University of Science and Technology (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition) 

5. Preliminary exploration of the quality of academic productivity in Foreign Languages and Literature in China—An experimental analysis based on the C100 index and 2013 data (2015), Fujian Tribune 

6. Analysis of the current use of the term “false friends” (2013), Chinese Terminology 

7. Study on the rhetorical characteristics of metaphorical terms—A case study of English economic terms (2019), Chinese Terminology 

Comparative study of Chinese economic terms and their English translations (2018), Chinese Terminology

1. Principal Investigator for the Youth Project of the Jiangsu Provincial Social Science Foundation: A Study on the Cognitive Contextual Constraints of Cross-Linguistic Renaming of Metaphorical Terms (2014.10-2019.06)

2. Principal Investigator for the Jiangsu Provincial Higher Education Philosophy and Social Sciences Research Project: A Study on the English Translation of Classic Terms from the Perspective of Terminology Translation Criticism (2020.09-present)

3. Principal Investigator for the Jiangsu Provincial Graduate Innovation Project: A Study on the Metaphorical Naming Mechanism of Terms and Their Translation Strategies—Taking Economic Terms as an Example (2013.06-2015.06)

4. Principal Investigator for the Central Universities Fundamental Research Funds Project: A Study on the Translation Strategies of Metaphorical Terms Based on Communicative Contexts (2014.01-2014.12)

5. Participant in the Key Project of the National Social Science Foundation: A Study on the Construction of a Dynamic Terminology Database for Chinese-English in Humanities and Social Sciences, responsible for the completion of the sub-project on Economics (2011.12-2014.12)

Research Monograph

Research on the Translation of Metaphorical Terms from an Interdisciplinary Rhetorical Perspective (2021), Nanjing University Press 

Textbook

Writing with Impact: A Practical Approach to English Rhetoric (2024, forthcoming), Nanjing University Press