Investigation and English Translation Analysis of TCM Terms Related to COVID-19 Based on Corpus of SCI Covered Articles

doi:10.12339/j.issn.1673-8578.2023.03.009

Abstract

Abstract:

Two corpora covering 3007 abstracts of academic texts on Corona Virus Disease 2019 were established and compared using Sketch Engine by their lemmas, lexical density and coverage to identify, in the corpus of English on Chinese medicine, lemmas of high frequency but at the same time of rare occurrence in the other one written from Western medical approach. Through analyzing how eligible lemmas were rendered into English from Chinese, we aim to detect problems, if any, that hinder target readers from sufficient comprehension of those translated terminologies on Chinese medicine and provide solutions accordingly.

Key words: English translation on Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine Terminology, English translation on Chinese Medical Terminology, COVID-19, Corpus of English on Chinese Medicine

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QIU Xiaoyuan, TAN Zhenzhen, LIU Shuaishuai. Investigation and English Translation Analysis of TCM Terms Related to COVID-19 Based on Corpus of SCI Covered Articles[J]. China Terminology, 2023, 25(3): 66-71.

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词性	研究文本	占比(%)	参照文本	占比(%)
adj	2631	1.10	3940	0.53
adv	453	0.19	585	0.08
noun	7316	3.06	7873	1.06
verbs	1264	0.53	1622	0.22
lemma	11 847	4.96	13 718	1.85
sentence	10 499	4.39	31 770	4.28
words	238 926		741 486

词性	研究文本	占比(%)	参照文本	占比(%)
adj	2631	1.10	3940	0.53
adv	453	0.19	585	0.08
noun	7316	3.06	7873	1.06
verbs	1264	0.53	1622	0.22
lemma	11 847	4.96	13 718	1.85
sentence	10 499	4.39	31 770	4.28
words	238 926		741 486

源语	英译	ARF	F
汤剂	decoction	70.03	159
颗粒	granule	51.45	129
注射液	injection	44.18	153
胶囊	capsule	34.54	65
口服液	oral liquid	14.93	32
丸	pill	9.86	24
片	tablet	5.71	17
合剂	mixture	5.34	11
茶	tea	3.67	41
散	powder	1.52	5

源语	英译	ARF	F
汤剂	decoction	70.03	159
颗粒	granule	51.45	129
注射液	injection	44.18	153
胶囊	capsule	34.54	65
口服液	oral liquid	14.93	32
丸	pill	9.86	24
片	tablet	5.71	17
合剂	mixture	5.34	11
茶	tea	3.67	41
散	powder	1.52	5

英译	ARF	F
formula	74.88	156
prescription	64.75	157
formulation	37	19.08
recipe	4.84	16