Translatability and untranslatability of a cultural artifact:the challenges of building a Chinese garden

　　CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION
　　 Research Question and Hypotheses
　　 Background
　　 An Anecdote
　　 Purpose of the Study
　　 Rationale for the Study
　　 Significance of the Study
　　 Dissertation Overview
　　 Review of the Literature
　　 Methodology
　　 Conclusion and Implications
　　 Limitations of Previous Studies
　　 Limitations of This Research
　　 Definition of Terms Used in This Book
　　CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW
　　 Definition of Translation
　　 What Translation Means in This Study
　　 Translatability and Untranslatability
　　 On Chinese Gardens
　　 What is a Chinese Garden?
　　CHAPTER Ⅲ METHODOLOGY
　　 Observations of the Chinese Garden Design Meetings
　　 Description of Chinese Garden Design Meeting
　　 Interviews of Chinese and American Garden Experts
　　 Garden Expert Interview Sample
　　 Primary Interview Question for Garden Experts
　　 Garden Expert Interview Coding
　　 Survey and Interview of Chinese and American Garden Visilors
　　 Surveys of Chinese and American Garden Visitors
　　 Interviews of Chinese and American Garden Visitors
　　CHAPTER Ⅳ RESULTS AND FINDINGS
　　 Untranslatability of Non-Verbal Chinese Garden Forms
　　 Observations of the Designers' Dialogues
　　 Interviews of American and Chinese Garden Experts
　　 What is Lost in Translating Naming
　　 Two Cultures with Different Perceptions of the Same Carden Element
　　 Survey Participants' Background Infomlation
　　 Comparing Cuhural Differences Regarding Garden Elements
　　CHAPTER Ⅴ DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
　　 Summary of Findings
　　 Discussion of Findings
　　 Randomness and the Statistical Techniques Employed
　　 Future Areas of Research
　　 Implications
　　 Implications for Garden Experts
　　 Huntington Library,: Informing Visitors
　　 Implications for Educators at All Devels of Education
　　 Conclusion
　　Appendix A: English Questionnaire for American Garden Visitors
　　Appendix B: Chinese Questionnaire for Chinese Garden Visitors
　　Appendix C: 45 Variables on the Perception of Garden Elements
　　Appendix D.. Interview Questions for Garden Visitors
　　Appendix E: Background Information about Survey Participants
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