关联理论及其在翻译中的应用 ——兼谈《茶馆》的翻译

论文摘要

关联理论起源于交际论,它折衷了交际代码说和交际推理说,属于认知范畴。其核心概念最佳关联性被认为是人们自觉遵守的交际原则。E·格特率先将关联理论应用于翻译研究中,指出翻译是一种言语交际行为,作为交际的翻译,在源语的理解和翻译过程中人们对语码的选择所依赖的是关联性。根据认知语境正确认知和理解自然语言是翻译的前提,这一过程中,源语作者和译者,译者和读者之间形成了三者参加的两轮交际关系。根据此理论,译者要让读者以最小的努力来获取最佳语境效果。以上述研究成果为基础,本文分别从语言、上下文和文化三个方面对老舍先生作品《茶馆》的两个英译本进行分析,着重分析不同译者在处理特殊语言或文化现象时所采用的不同策略,研究关联理论对翻译实践的指导性。通过对两部作品不同英译本的比较,本文作者认为,翻译策略的选择主要取决于译者对译文读者的认知语境的正确评估,翻译方法及策略应不拘一格,只要能在当时的交际语境中有效地传达原文意图,能够在译文读者的认知语境中产生最大关联,任何方法都是可行的。全文共分三部分。第一章是理论综述,阐述了关联理论的各个方面。第二章是关联理论在翻译中的应用。第三章通过对茶馆两英译本的对比分析,阐述了关联理论对翻译的启示。本文意在提升译者在翻译文学作品过程中运用关联理论的意识。在翻译过程当中,译者既要考虑原文作者的交际意图,也要考虑目的语读者的认知语境。并且灵活采取翻译策略,从而使译者与原文作者,译者和目的语读者达到最佳关联。本文作者希望文中进行的论述和提出的方法能对译者的翻译实践有所启发和帮助。

论文目录

• Abstract
• 摘要
• Introduction
• Chapter One Framework of Relevance Theory
• 1.1 Origin of relevance theory
• 1.1.1 Academic background of relevance theory
• 1.1.2 Code mode
• 1.1.3 Inferential mode
• 1.1.4 Relevance theory
• 1.2 Concepts concerning relevance theory
• 1.2.1 Context and cognitive environment
• 1.2.2 Mutual manifestness
• 1.2.3 Informative intention vs.communicative intention
• 1.2.4 Processing effort
• 1.2.5 Contextual effect
• 1.2.6 Nature of relevance
• 1.2.7 Principle of relevance
• 1.3 Relevance from the communicator's end
• Chapter Two Application of Relevance Theory in Translation
• 2.1 Translation is an ostensive-inferential communication:nature of translation
• 2.1.1 Translation is communication
• 2.1.2 Ostensive-inferential nature of translation
• 2.1.3 Two round ostensive-inferential nature of translation
• 2.2 Context:base in understanding the original text
• 2.2.1 Translation is a cognitive activity
• 2.2.2 Mutual context
• 2.2.3 Context is dynamic rather than static
• 2.3 Informative intention vs.communicative intention:it is the meaning that should be translated
• 2.3.1 Intentions
• 2.3.2 What is being translated?
• 2.3.3 Significance of differentiating the two intentions
• 2.4 Optimal relevance:a principle for translation
• 2.5 Relevance from the communicator's end:TL readers' expectation of relevance
• 2.6 Translator's active role in translation
• Chapter Three Analysis of Teahouse
• 3.1 About Teahouse
• 3.1.1 Features of the drama Teahouse
• 3.1.2 Two English versions of Teahouse
• 3.2 Analysis of Teahouse from linguistic perspective
• 3.2.1 Translation of names
• 3.2.2 Translation of addressing forms
• 3.2.3 Translation of diexis
• 3.2.4 Translation of puns
• 3.3 Analysis of Teahouse from situational perspective
• 3.3.1 Translation of words with specific participants
• 3.3.2 Translation of words with specific events
• 3.4 Analysis of Teahouse from cultural perspective
• 3.4.1 Translation of words with material culture
• 3.4.2 Translation of words with spiritual culture
• 3.4.3 Translation of words with social culture
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements