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Systemic Functional Linguistics in Translation Studies Systematic Literature Review

Aptisi Transactions on Technopreneurship (ATT) · Vol. 8 No. 2 (2026) · pp. 617–632

DOI
10.34306/att.v8i2.629
ISSN
2656-8888, 2655-8807
Published
2026-05-26
Publisher
Pandawan
Language
en
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Abstract

Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) has become an important tool in Translation Studies. This research conducts a comprehensive literature review to determine the influence of SFL on Translation Studies (TS) and synthesizes existing research to highlight key findings, trends, and gaps in the literature. This study conducted a literature review from 2019 to 2023 concerning the application of SFL in TS. This study applied a systematic literature review method and followed PRISMA to conduct this review. This study used three databases like Scopus, ScienceDirect, and Semantic Scholar. This study also employed qualitative synthesis to analyse the contents of the studies in terms of genres and text type, research foci, theory of SFL and TS used in the research, and methodologies. The study found that authors from China and Indonesia mostly applied SFL in TS. Concerning text type and research foci, novels and poetry have been the most studied, with emphasis on translation quality, translation techniques, and semantic aspects of translation. The theory of SFL, which is mostly used in translation studies, is the interdependency and logical semantics of complex clauses, transitivity, meta function, modulation, theme, and rheme. In addition, translation theory, which is mostly applied in research, includes translation techniques and translation quality assessment. Qualitative research is widely used to explore various aspects of SFL and Translation Studies. This study offers an in-depth analysis of SFL in Translation Studies and identify unexplored areas that could be investigated in the future.

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  • Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember
  • Lampung University
  • Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Intan Lampung
  • Universitas Muhammadiyah Metro
  • National Research and Innovation Agency
  • Affiliation unknown
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Sukron MazidAffiliation unknown3
Agus Zainal ArifinInstitut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember2
Mimi MulyaniAffiliation unknown2
Nur EfendiAffiliation unknown2
Lenny Nofriyani AdamAffiliation unknown2
Aceng Ruhendi SaifullahAffiliation unknown2
⁠Undang RosidinLampung University1
Nina KadaritnaLampung University1
Nurul LatifahUniversitas Muhammadiyah Metro1
Rarasmaya IndraswariInstitut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember1
Dini Adni NavastaraInstitut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember1
MukhlisiAffiliation unknown1
Tri Indri HardiniAffiliation unknown1
Raden SasnityaAffiliation unknown1
Ratih Laily NurjanahAffiliation unknown1
Novitasari NovitasariNational Research and Innovation Agency1
Hartutik HartutikAffiliation unknown1
Giri Harto WiratomoAffiliation unknown1
Eem MunawarohAffiliation unknown1
Dwi RiyantiAffiliation unknown1
Farikah FarikahAffiliation unknown1
FarikahAffiliation unknown1
Angela Carolina Flores RiquelmeAffiliation unknown1
Gusri Ahyar IbrahimAffiliation unknown1
Gusri Akhyar IbrahimAffiliation unknown1
Dadang SudanaAffiliation unknown1
Kokok Dj PurwantoAffiliation unknown1
Diden RosendaAffiliation unknown1
Rustam RustamAffiliation unknown1
. SusantiAffiliation unknown1

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Metadata source: OAI-PMH (metadata jurnal) https://att.aptisi.or.id/index.php/att/oai, first harvested 6 Nov 2026, last seen 6 Nov 2026.
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