Table 1 Translations of Er Ma and their translators.

From: Uncovering the functional aspect of translator style: corpus stylistic insights

Translation

Mode

Year

Publisher

Translator

Nationality

Mother tongue

Profession

Ma and Son: A Novel by Lao She

Single

1980

Chinese Materials Center

M. James

US

English

Sinologist

The Two Mas

Collaborative

1984

Joint Publishing HK

K. Huang, D. Finkelstein

CHN, US

Chinese, English

Professor

Mr. Ma & Son: A Sojourn in London

Single

1991

Foreign Language Press

J. Jimmerson

UK

English

Sinologist

Mr. Ma and Son

Single

2013

Penguin Classics

W. Dolby

UK

English

Lecturer