功能翻译理论视野下的科技论文摘要英译研究

论文摘要

摘要是科技论文的重要组成部分,在学术交流中起着至关重要的作用。以中文发表的论文通常要配有英文摘要。但调查发现,我国科技论文的英文摘要整体上有待提高。本研究把功能翻译理论,特别是目的论引入到摘要翻译的研究中来,探索提升摘要翻译质量的原则和方法。论文明确英文摘要在汉语母语的大环境下本质是翻译问题。本研究采取文献分析和实例分析相结合的方法,从约三万多字的中英文摘要平行语料库中选择典型的译例,按照英文摘要的普遍标准和特征进行分析。本文的理论基础是功能翻译理论,主要是功能翻译理论中的文本分析理论和目的论。前者从语言和文体两大方面说明摘要是一种具有独特的语言和文体特征特殊的体裁;后者把译文作为翻译研究的中心。论文重点对比了功能翻译理论和“对等”翻译理论,指出功能翻译理论框架更适合指导摘要翻译。论文指出,翻译摘要时,译者不应把“对等”作为摘要翻译的指导原则,而应该把源文本(中文摘要)看做信息来源,按照译入语的语言和文化特征,来分析、处理、表达原文的信息。

论文目录

• 摘要
• ABSTRACT
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 General Survey
• 1.2 English Abstracts in China: Writing Matter vs. Translation Matter
• 1.3 The Scope of the Current Study
• 1.4 Theoretical Framework
• 1.5 A Brief Outline of the Study
• Chapter 2 Abstracts: Features and Functions
• 2.1 Abstracts as a Genre
• 2.1.1 An Elementary Introduction to ESP/EST
• 2.1.2 Types of Abstracts
• 2.2 Features of Abstracts
• 2.2.1 Linguistic Features of Abstracts
• 2.2.2 Stylistic Features of Abstracts
• 2.3 Functions of Abstracts
• 2.3.1 Functions of Abstracts in General
• 2.3.2 Functions of Translated Abstracts
• 2.4 Summary
• Chapter 3 A Framework of Abstracts Translation in the Functional Approaches
• 3.1 Translation Framework Revisited
• 3.2 Text Types and Text Functions
• 3.2.1 Text-Based Approaches for Translation Quality Assessment
• 3.2.2 Language Function, Text Function, and Translation Function
• 3.3 Functional Approaches to Translation
• 3.3.1 The Functionalist Tradition
• 3.3.2 Skopos Theory
• 3.3.2.1 The Rules in Skopos Theory
• 3.3.2.2 Translation Framework: Skopos Theory vs. “Equivalence”-based Theory
• 3.3.2.3 Status of Source Text and Target Text
• 3.4 A framework for Translating Chinese Abstracts into English
• 3.5 Summary
• Chapter 4 Principles in Abstract Translation
• 4.1 Translation Principles for Linguistic Aspects
• 4.1.1 Translation Principles on the Lexical Level
• 4.1.2 Translation Principles on the Sentence Level
• 4.1.2.1 Verb
• 4.1.2.2 Passive voice
• 4.1.2.3 Tense
• 4.1.2.4 Subordination
• 4.2 Translation Principles on the Stylistic Features
• 4.2.1 Accuracy
• 4.2.2 Conciseness
• 4.2.3 Arrangement
• 4.3 Summary
• Chapter 5 Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Abbreviations
• Acknowledgements
• 作者简介