《西游记》詹纳尔译本角色名翻译的研究

论文摘要

本文运用纽马克的翻译批评计划,分析了《西游记》詹纳尔的英译本中的角色名翻译方法和技巧以探讨古典文学中角色名翻译的方法与技巧。詹纳尔的译本一直以来就被公认为最完整、最忠实的英文译本。因此,本研究选择詹纳尔译本来对照分析《西游记》中角色名的翻译。按照纽马克翻译批评计划的步骤,本文分析了原作者吴承恩的写作目地,小说中角色名的功能特点、《西游记》的写作质量和詹纳尔的翻译意图和翻译方法。进而,我们对译作进行了评估并分析了译作在目地语社会文化中产生的影响。然后,分析了译作的指示意义和语用意义以及译作的语义缺失。由此,本文得出了詹纳尔对《西游记》中角色名翻译的五种方法:直译,功能对等,习惯译法,补偿法以及完全翻译法。同时,通过分析詹纳尔处理角色名翻译的不足不处,我们提出了古典小说角色名翻译的三点注意事项。1,最好采取功能对等法,用译文中对应的词取代原文中的词;2,若译入语文化中没有与原文对应的词,则应先用直译,再用补偿译法;3,所有的翻译应遵从原文作者的命名意图,若原文是一组名字,则译文也应看起来是一组,有其共同的特点。

论文目录

• 摘要
• Abstract
• Introduction
• 0.1 Literature Review on the Translation of Xi You Ji
• 0.2 Significance of the Present Study
• 0.3 Problems Addressed and Objectives
• 0.4 Research Method and Organization of the Thesis
• Chapter 1 Newmark’s Plan of Translation Criticism
• 1.1 Brief Introduction to the Plan
• 1.2 Comments on the Plan
• Chapter 2 Analysis of Character Names in Xi You Ji
• 2.1 Intention of Wu Chengen
• 2.2 Functional Aspects of Character Names in Xi You Ji
• 2.2.1 For Suggesting Characters’Future
• 2.2.2 For Suggesting the Residence
• 2.2.3 For Suggesting Characters’Physical Features
• 2.2.4 For Symbolizing the Identity
• 2.2.5 For Symbolizing Characters’Personality and Personal Prowess
• 2.2.6 For Symbolizing the Duty
• 2.3 Quality of Xi You Ji
• Chapter 3 Jenner’s Translation Purpose
• 3.1 Jenner’s Intention
• 3.2 Jenner’s Translation Procedures
• 3.2.1 Transference
• 3.2.2 Functional Equivalent
• 3.2.3 Recognized Translation
• 3.2.4 Compensation
• 3.2.5 Through-translation
• Chapter 4 Comparing the Translation with the Original
• 4.1 Jenner’s Ways of Solving Translation Problems of the ST
• 4.1.1 Cultural Words
• 4.1.2 Translationese
• 4.1.3 Neologisms
• 4.1.4 Untranslatable Words
• 4.1.5 Sound-effect
• 4.2 Improvements on Jenner’s Translation
• Chapter 5 Evaluation of the Translation and the Translation’s Future
• 5.1 Referential and Pragmatic Accuracy in the Translation
• 5.2 Semantic Deficit in the Translation
• 5.3 Translation as a Piece of Writing
• 5.4 Translation’s Future
• Conclusion
• Notes
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Informative Chinese Abstract
• Résumé and Publications since Entering the Program