Maria Giuseppina Gottardo

Maria Giuseppina Gottardo is an Associate Professor at the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures of the University of Bergamo. She teaches Chinese language and translation in undergraduate and graduate programs, serves on the PhD program Teaching Committee in Philological and Linguistic Studies, and holds the role of Rector's Delegate for Relations with Asian Areas.

• Academic Rank: Associate Professor (SSD: L-OR/21 - Languages and Literatures of China and Southeast Asia)
• Teaching: Chinese language (undergraduate and graduate levels)
• Administrative Role: PhD Teaching Committee Member
• Leadership: Rector's Delegate for Asian Relations

Her research focuses on modern Chinese language evolution since the 20th century, translation theory and practice, morpho-syntactic Europeanization of Chinese, definiteness category in Chinese, and Zhang Ailing's literary contributions. She investigates grammaticalization processes in contemporary Chinese and intercultural translation dynamics.

Recent publications center on Chinese-Italian literary translation, war narratives in Chinese fiction, and linguistic innovation in modern Chinese prose. Awards include the National Translation Prize (2009) and Friend of Chinese Literature certificate (2023).

• 2009: National Translation Prize (shared with Monica Morzenti)
• 2023: Friend of Chinese Literature certificate

As a prolific translator, she co-authored approximately 20 Chinese-Italian translations of modern and contemporary Chinese novels and short stories. Her work bridges academic research with practical translation, emphasizing language acquisition and cultural adaptation.