从框架理论看电影《喜福会》的字幕翻译

论文摘要

当前越来越多的外国电影,特别是英美电影作品涌入中国。为了使大部分人能够欣赏外国电影,字幕翻译成了一项重要工作。越来越多的翻译研究者和翻译人员将重点放在字幕翻译上,他们探索这种翻译类型的特点和技巧。但是,电影字幕翻译仍不能令人满意。理论上,电影字幕翻译的理论还没有形成完善的体系。实际上,电影字幕翻译的质量也还有待于提高。当前的翻译理论多种多样,奈达的功能对等理论居其中。这些理论都有待于完善,也包括这里提到的框架理论。本文从一个与其他翻译理论有所不同的视角:认知角度来研究电影字幕翻译。借助认知语言学的框架理论来对电影《喜福会》字幕进行分析是本文的创新点。本文从框架理论的两个特点:认知性和文化性出发,分析翻译人员在翻译过程中如何调节两种文化冲突和框架冲突。最后归纳翻译策略。根据框架理论得知,框架具有认知性,它是记忆中适于表达客观现实的知识构架,构架内各成分起相互协调的作用。语言信息的传递和意义的激发主要依赖于框架,语言表达式是激活框架的触发器或框架的支撑点。不同语言存在框架系统和次框架的差异以及文化性的差异。翻译的任务实际上是及时找到能激活与原语相同或相似框架的语言表达式。本论文研究的重点,主要是利用框架理论来探究和分析电影《喜福会》的字幕翻译。

论文目录

• Abstract
• 摘要
• Chapter One Introduction
• 1.1 Significance of the Study
• 1.2 Aim of the Thesis
• 1.3 Guiding Theory of the Thesis
• 1.4 Structure of the Thesis
• Chapter Two Subtitle Translation
• 2.1 History and Definition of Audiovisual Translation
• 2.2 History of Subtitle
• 2.3 Definition of Subtitle
• 2.4 Differences between Revoicing and Subtitle
• 2.5 Constraints on Subtitle
• Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation
• 3.1 Definitions of Frame
• 3.2 Comprehension of Frame
• 3.3 Frame System and Sub-frame
• 3.4 Cognitive Features of Frame
• 3.5 Cultural Features of Frame
• 3.5.1 Definition of Culture
• 3.5.2 Definition of Cultural Context
• 3.5.3 Functions of Cultural Context
• 3.6 Logical Levels
• 3.7 Logical Levels and Frames
• Chapter Four Translation Analysis Based on Frame Theory
• 4.1 Major Approaches to Translation Studies
• 4.1.1 Linguistic Approach
• 4.1.2 Functional Approach
• 4.1.3 Pragmatic Approach
• 4.1.4 Cognitive Approach
• 4.2 Translation and Cognitive Features of Frame
• 4.2.1 Translation Unit
• 4.2.2 Translation through Framing: An Activity of Constructing Meaning
• 4.2.3 Frame Adjustment in Translation Process
• 4.2.4 Translation Process based on Frame Theory
• 4.3 Translation and Cultural Features of Frame
• 4.3.1 Same Frame Containing Different Compositions
• 4.3.2 Same and Different Compositions Co-existing in a Frame
• 4.3.3 Similar Meanings in Different Frames
• 4.4 Subtitle Translator's Role
• Chapter Five Case Study: The Joy Luck Club
• 5.1 Introduction to the Author: Amy Tan
• 5.2 Introduction to the Movie
• 5.3 Reasons for Selecting the Movie as a Subject
• 5.4 Detailed Analysis of Subtitle Translation
• 5.4.1 Overall Impression of Language
• 5.4.2 Lexical Rendering
• 5.4.3 Syntactic Level
• 5.4.4 Textual Level
• 5.4.5 Cultural Phenomenon Level
• 5.5 Subtitle Translation Strategies
• 5.5.1 Strategy 1: Domestication and Foreignization
• 5.5.2 Strategy 2: Frame Omission and Frame Addition
• 5.5.3 Strategy 3: Footnotes
• 5.5.4 Strategy 4: Interactions between Subtitles and Image Flows
• Chapter Six Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements