重新审视翻译等值思想在翻译研究中的地位

论文摘要

翻译等值思想曾是西方翻译理论中的核心概念,在中西方翻译理论界引起了翻译研究者无数次的争辩和讨论。但随着翻译研究的文化回归和其他翻译理论的不断涌现,翻译等值思想逐渐被忽略和边缘化了。鉴于翻译研究目前的状况,作者认为重新审视翻译等值思想在翻译研究中的地位是完全必要的。本文首先区分了狭义等值与宽泛意义的等值,指出翻译等值理论采用的是宽泛意义等值。然后回顾了翻译等值理论的起源,确立和发展。在文献分析的基础上,概述了中西方学者对翻译等值理论的几个方面的争议,以及翻译等值思想被边缘化的原因。为了消除对翻译等值的一些误解,本文总结了翻译等值概念的本质和特征,指出翻译等值是相对的、文本间的、多层次的、文化的和动态意义上的等值,涵盖了语言因素和非语言因素,具有描写和规范的双重性质。翻译等值理论在翻译研究中占有重要地位。它不仅仅是用来区分译本和次级翻译产品的构成性要素,又是翻译的语言学研究路径的重要研究对象,而且对与其相关的翻译理论的发展有影响和启迪作用。最后通过实例证明,在翻译应用研究领域,翻译等值理论仍然是指导翻译实践和评价译作的可靠标准。由此得出结论,翻译等值理论并不过时,在翻译理论与翻译实践研究中仍占有重要的位置。在翻译研究多元化的趋势下,对翻译等值论进一步研究将会促进翻译学向更科学的方向发展。

论文目录

• 摘要
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 An Overview of Translation Equivalence
• 1.1 The Concept of Equivalence
• 1.2 Translation Equivalence
• 1.2.1 The Origin of Translation Equivalence
• 1.2.2 The Development of Translation Equivalence
• Chapter 2 Controversies over Translation Equivalence and the Cause of Its Marginalization
• 2.1 Controversies over Translation Equivalence
• 2.1.1 Debate among Chinese Scholars
• 2.1.2 Debate among Western Scholars
• 2.2 Marginalization of Translation Equivalence
• 2.2.1 Cultural Turn in Translation Research
• 2.2.2 Emergence of New Translation Research Approaches
• Chapter 3 The Nature and Features of Translation Equivalence
• 3.1 Relativity of Translation Equivalence
• 3.2 Intertextuality of Translation Equivalence
• 3.3 Multi-foldness of Translation Equivalence
• 3.4 Emphasis on both Linguistic and Extra-linguistic Factors
• 3.5 Emphasis on both Prescriptive and Descriptive Aspects
• Chapter 4 Significance of Translation Equivalence Concept in Theoretical Translation Research
• 4.1 Translation Equivalence as a Constitutive Property in Identifying Translations
• 4.2 Translation Equivalence as an Important Research Object in Linguistic Approach
• 4.3 Influence of Translation Equivalence on Other Translation Theories Related
• 4.3.1 On Newmark’s Communicative Translation
• 4.3.2 On House and the Translation Quality Assessment Model
• 4.3.3 On Bola?os and the Dynamic Translation Model
• Chapter 5 Function of Translation Equivalence Concept in Applied Translation Research
• 5.1 Translation Equivalence as a Guiding Principle for Translators
• 5.1.1 Guidance for the Translator as a Translator
• 5.1.2 Guidance for the Translator as a Reader
• 5.1.3 Guidance for the Translator as an Evaluator
• 5.2 Translation Equivalence as a Translation Evaluation Criterion: A Case Study
• 5.2.1 Selection of Appropriate Equivalence Subtype as Evaluation Criterion
• 5.2.2 A Case Study: Application of Stylistic Equivalence Evaluation in the Translation of the Devil Wears Prada
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements