Field Integration (Interpretation and Dialogue in Cross-Cultural Contexts)

Author: Lu Ling (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: "Horizon Fusion" is an hermeneutic concept, referring to the integration of the respective horizons (fields of vision) of the author's world (or the world of the text's meaning) and the world of the reader and interpreter during the process of communication, dialogue, and exchange. It is primarily used in discussions related to the meaning of the text and understanding. This book discusses several important issues in modern Eastern and Western cultural thought from different perspectives, including cultural linguistics, text theory, modern American literature and culture, cognitive linguistics and the construction of language communicative competence, and translation theory.